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Bed of Queen Hetepheres I (reproduction)
Bed of Queen Hetepheres I (reproduction)

Bed of Queen Hetepheres I (reproduction)

William Arnold Stewart (English, 1882 – 1953)
Joseph Gerte (American, 1886–1967)
2575–2528 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Country of Origin, for CustomsUSA
Medium/TechniqueWood, gold, copper, silver, leather, faience, ebony
DimensionsHeight x width x length: 43.5 x 97.5 x 177 cm (17 1/8 x 38 3/8 x 69 11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number29.1858
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsReproductions
ProvenanceFrom Giza, tomb G 7000 X (original). Reproduction commissioned for the MFA and made by Boston cabinetmaker Joseph Gerte, 1929.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1929)