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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Fragment from a pottery coffin
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware
Place Made:Africa; Asia; Egypt
Measurements:Overall: 7 in x 9 in; 17.8 cm x 22.9 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1997.99.55
Credit Line:Source and date of acquisition unknown
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Fragment face with forehead and eyes from a pottery coffin made of Nile silt.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; deaths; tombs; faces; pottery

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