Grain mummy
664–30 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueLinen and mud over a core of sand and grain
DimensionsHeight: 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.4829
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTomb equipment
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.
1903
305–30 B.C.
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
185–10 B.C.
185–10 B.C.
185–50 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
1075–712 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
