Coffin with grain mummy
330 B.C.–30 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueWood, paint, linen, wax, clay, and barley
Dimensionsheight x width x depth of coffin: 53 x 23 x 13 cm (20 7/8 x 9 1/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
height x width x depth of corn mummy: 40.6 x 11.4 x 6.4 cm (16 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
height x width x depth of corn mummy: 40.6 x 11.4 x 6.4 cm (16 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit LineNorma Jean Calderwood Acquisition Fund
Accession number2006.1249
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTomb equipment
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1963: acquired from the Nasser Brothers in Cairo, Egypt by Mr. H. Van der Kar, Steenbergen, The Netherlands; by June 2005: with Vincent Geerling, Archea Ancient Art, The Netherlands.; 2006: purchased by the MFA from Archea Ancient Art.
2350–2170 B.C.
about A.D. 50
2061–2010 B.C.
A.D. 150–175
about A.D. 170
1075–712 B.C.
1075–712 B.C.
1075–712 B.C.
1075–712 B.C.
1070–712 B.C.