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Falcon Coffin and Grain Mummy
Falcon Coffin and Grain Mummy

Falcon Coffin and Grain Mummy

Artist Unknown
Date332 BCE–330 CE
MediumWood, gesso, gilding, paint, linen, Nile mud, and wax
DimensionsCoffin case: H. 19 3/8 x 6 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (49.2 x 15.9 x 6.4 cm)
Coffin lid: H. 19 3/8 x 6 3/8 x 4 1/8 in. (49.2 x 16.2 x 10.5 cm)
Mummy: H. 15 1/8 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. (38.4 x 12.1 x 7.9 cm)
ClassificationsWood
Credit LineGift of the James G. Hanes Memorial Fund
Object numberG.74.2.9/1-2
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceMathias Komor Fine Arts & Antiquities, New York, NY; sold to NCMA, 1974.
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