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Fragments of plaster from mummy, belongs with 38-6-37 (mask); plaster of slightly coarser quality and lacks smooth gypsum surface of mask, imprints of cloth on underside.
Illustration: Yes [approximate reconstruction of mummy from fitting fragments].
Illustration scale: ca 1:6

Details

ID
HUMFA_38-8-5
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_38-8-5; 38-8-5
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Tomb equipment-Mummy trappings
Entry Date
08/25/1938
Title
Fragments of plaster from mummy
Medium
Plaster
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 2037b X, chamber
Bibliography
D'Auria, Sue, Peter Lacovara, and Catharine H. Roehrig. Mummies & Magic: The Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1988, pp. 91-92, cat. 23. Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999, pp. 476-477, cat. 197. Freed, Rita E., Lawrence M. Berman, and Denise M. Doxey. Arts of Ancient Egypt. MFA Highlights. Boston: MFA Publications, 2003, p. 98. Smith, William Stevenson. Ancient Egypt as Represented in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1960 (6th ed.), p. 65.
Remarks
38-6-37 (fragments of mask) + 38-8-5 (fragments of body covering) = MFA 39.828
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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