Mummified snake
305–30 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueSnake; linen
DimensionsLength: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.4908
On View
Not on viewClassificationsOrganic remains
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.
332 B.C.–A.D. 200
305–30 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
30 B.C.–A.D. 200
664–30 B.C.
332 B.C.–364 A.D.
332 B.C.–364 A.D.
30 B.C.–A.D. 200
332 B.C.–A.D. 364
2100–2040 B.C.