ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Husband and Wife from a Coffin

AAT Object Form/Functionfragments (object portions)

AAT Object Techniquepainting (image-making)

AAT Object Form/Functioncoffins

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodThird Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21

Date1076-944 BCE

MediumWood, gesso, paint

Credit LineGift of the Gary W. and Ruth M. Rollins Foundation

Dimensions17 11/16 x 9 7/16 in. (44.9 x 24 cm)

Object number2008.033.001

Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, 2008 - Present
Published ReferencesParke-Bernet Galleries, Antiquities (November 5, 1971), lot 29.
Sotheby's New York, Antiquities (June 7, 2005), 90, lot 92.
Rupert Wace Ancient Art (2008), number 15.

ProvenanceParke-Bernet Galleries, New York, November 5, 1971, lot 29. Ex coll. Winifred Karpf (1925-2005), New York, New York. Sotheby's New York, June 7, 2005, lot 92. United States art market, 2007. Purchased by MCCM from Rupert Wace Ancient Art, Ltd., London, England.

Status

On view

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