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Funerary stele of Shepen-Bastet
Funerary stele of Shepen-Bastet

Funerary stele of Shepen-Bastet

664–525 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueWood, painted gesso
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 32.5 x 20 x 3 cm (12 13/16 x 7 7/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.4276
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
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: June 28, 1872)