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Face from an anthropoid coffin

Face from an anthropoid coffin
 Middle Kingdom, Dynasty XII 1985 BCE-1773 BCE

Medium
wood, paint
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Patrons of John Garstang's Beni Hasan Excavation, 1904
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
wood, paint
Measurements
24.9 × 12.5 × 6.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
473-D2
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Patrons of John Garstang's Beni Hasan Excavation, 1904
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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