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"Rishi" coffin
Egyptian
Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 17
1580–1550 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Painted sycamore
Dimensions
Height x width x length: 33.5 x 36 x 158 cm (13 3/16 x 14 3/16 x 62 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Morris and Louise Rosenthal Fund, Horace and Florence Mayer Fund, Marilyn M. Simpson Fund, William S. Smith Fund, Egyptian Purchase Fund, and Frank B. Bemis Fund
Accession Number1987.490a-b
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
ProvenanceSaid to come from a European private collection. 1987, sold by Lucien Viola, L'Ibis Gallery, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 28, 1987)