Mummy case and mummy of Bes
945–712 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueCartonnage; human remains
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 33 x 191.8 x 53.3 cm (13 x 75 1/2 x 21 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.4823a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTomb equipment
Collections
ProvenanceProbably from Thebes. By 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)
825–712 B.C.
945–818 B.C.
945–712 B.C.
924–818 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
about A.D. 50
760–660 B.C.
A.D. 150–175
2040–1783 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.