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Mummy trappings
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dynasty)
305–30 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Cartonnage
Dimensions
Width x length: 9.9 x 22.5 cm (3 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4812
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Mummy trappings
DescriptionPainted scarab in green and yellow; elaborate wings in red, white, green and black; hieroglyphics above in black on white and yellow ground; checker pattern above in blue, red and white; worn in spots.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.