Mummified snakes
305–30 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueLinen, faunal remains
DimensionsHeight x width: 23.5 x 11 cm (9 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.4917
On View
Not on viewClassificationsOrganic remains
Collections
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.
(Accession date: December 16, 1992)
(Accession date: December 16, 1992)
305–30 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
Roman Imperial, 30 B.C.–A.D 364
760 B.C.–A.D. 100
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
30 B.C.–A.D. 200
664–30 B.C.
332 B.C.–364 A.D.
332 B.C.–364 A.D.
2010–1961 B.C.