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Coffin with grain mummy
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dynasty)
330 B.C.–30 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Wood, paint, linen, wax, clay, and barley
Dimensions
height x width x depth of coffin: 53 x 23 x 13 cm (20 7/8 x 9 1/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
height x width x depth of corn mummy: 40.6 x 11.4 x 6.4 cm (16 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
height x width x depth of corn mummy: 40.6 x 11.4 x 6.4 cm (16 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Norma Jean Calderwood Acquisition Fund
Accession Number2006.1249
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment
DescriptionWooden coffin in the form of a mummified falcon containing a grain mummy in the form of Osiris made of clay, barley, and wax.
Provenance1963, said to have been sold by Nasser Brothers, Cairo, to Henri Jozef Arnold Marie van der Kar (b. 1910 - d. 1984) and Johanna Maria Mulder van der Kar (b. 1913 - d. 2004), Steenburgen, The Netherlands [see note]; 2004, by inheritance to their son, H. van der Kar, Bussum, The Netherlands; consigned by H. van der Kar to Archea Ancient Art, Amsterdam; 2006, sold by Archea Ancient Art to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 21, 2006)
NOTE: According to signed statements provided by owner H. van der Kar (December 2005) and art historian Henri L. M. Defoer (June 29, 2006).
NOTE: According to signed statements provided by owner H. van der Kar (December 2005) and art historian Henri L. M. Defoer (June 29, 2006).