Bird mummy in a jar
332 B.C.–364 A.D.
Medium/TechniquePottery, animal remains, linen
DimensionsLegacy dimension: .393 H. .183 W.
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.1826
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.
332 B.C.–364 A.D.
332 B.C.–A.D. 364
Roman Imperial, 30 B.C.–A.D 364
760 B.C.–A.D. 100
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
305–30 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
30 B.C.–A.D. 200
664–30 B.C.
2100–2040 B.C.