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Mummy case and mummy of Bes
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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
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ClassificationsTomb equipment
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)