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Funerary shroud
Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period
1st to 3rd century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Painted linen
Dimensions
Width x length: 70.0 x 87.0 cm (27 9/16 x 34 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4724
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Mummy trappings
DescriptionOn white linen is painted part of an Osiris figure. Surrounding it are lotuses, attendants, serpents, etc. (hieroglyphics). The colors are dull green, light red, brown, black and yellow.
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.