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Sarcophagus of Queen Hatshepsut, recut for her father, Thutmose I (box)

Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Hatshepsut
1473–1458 B.C.

Medium/Technique Painted quartzite
Dimensions Overall: 82 x 87 cm, 2721.6 kg, 225 cm (32 5/16 x 34 1/4 in., 6000 lb., 88 9/16 in.)
Framed (Steel lid frame secured to wall with angle plate): 225.4 x 86 x 14.6 cm (88 3/4 x 33 7/8 x 5 3/4 in.)
Case (Rolling steel base with removable wooden skirts): 30.8 x 225.4 x 116.8 cm (12 1/8 x 88 3/4 x 46 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Theodore M. Davis
Accession Number04.278.1
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ProvenanceFrom Thebes, Valley of the Kings, tomb KV 20. 1903-4: discovered by Howard Carter of the Egyptian Antiquities Service for Theodore M. Davis, Theodore M. Davis excavations in the Valley of the Kings. 1904: assigned to Theodore M. Davis in the division of finds by the Egyptian government; 1904: given to the MFA by Theodore M. Davis.
(Accession date: June 7, 1905.)