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Face from mummiform coffin

1070–660 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueWood with inlays of obsidian, alabaster and blue glass
DimensionsHeight x width: 11.5 x 13 cm (4 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.4731
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
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)
Head of a priest
1st–2nd century A.D.
Pectoral
1783–1550 B.C.
Pendant on a chain
1070–712 B.C.
Group shot: 13.4363, 13.4200, 20.1494, 40.469
Joseph Gerte
1700–1550 B.C.
Group shot: 47.1700, 52.1837
William J. Young
1947 (from 2575–2465 B.C. original)
Conservation Status: After Cleaning
945–712 B.C.
Central figure facing left
525–330 B.C.
Restricted: For reference only
about 1790–1810
Dressing Table
about 1780–1810