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Funerary shroud

A.D. 98–117
Medium/TechniquePainted linen
DimensionsWidth x length (without fringe):104.0 x 218.0 cm (40 15/16 x 85 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.4723
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
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)
Fragment of mummy linen
late 4th century B.C.–2nd century A.D.
Funerary shroud
1st to 3rd century A.D.
Funerary shroud
mid 1st–late 1st century
Shawabty
1350–1070 B.C.
Shawabty of Huy
1295–1186 B.C.
Mummy mask
50 B.C.–50 A.D.
Mummy mask
A.D. 98–117
Coffin of Menqabu
2140–2040 B.C.
Face from a mummy mask
1550–1295 B.C.