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Bag of natron

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha

Medium/Technique Linen and natron
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.11914.2
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTomb equipment

DescriptionBaseball sized bag of natron tied with string. Partner to 21.11914.1 on view in Funerary Arts gallery. Unconsolidated.
ProvenanceFrom Deir el-Bersha, Egypt. Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.