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Grain mummy
Egyptian
Late Period or Hellenistic Period, Dynasty 26 to
664–30 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Linen and mud over a core of sand and grain
Dimensions
Height: 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4829
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment
DescriptionMummiform figure representing the god Osiris.
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.