Shawabty and shawabty coffin
1550–1295 B.C.
Medium/TechniquePainted wood (possibly acacia)
DimensionsHeight x width x depth (coffin): 23.5 x 8.8 x 9 cm (9 1/4 x 3 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
height x width x depth (shawabty): 25.5 x 7.4 x 4.3 cm (10 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
height x width x depth (shawabty): 25.5 x 7.4 x 4.3 cm (10 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.4121a-c
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. (Accession date: June 28, 1872)
from 1880–90
1550–1070 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
about A.D. 100
about 1750–1800
1350–1070 B.C.
1295–1186 B.C.