Ancient Egypt at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Our brief tour of Boston now takes us to the Museum of Fine Arts. Let's start with a sampling of the collection from Ancient Egypt.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Pseudo-group statue of Penmeru, Egypt (Giza)

Triad of Penmeru, Egypt (Giza)

The Tomb of Penmeru

Frieze

Pottery coffin, Egypt (Tell el-Yahudia), Dynasties 19-22, 1293-712 B.C.

Sarcophagus of Kheper-Re, Egypt (Giza Tomb G 7757 A), Saite Period, Dynasty 26, reign of Amasis, 570-525 B.C.

Set of dummy canopic jars, Egypt, Dynasties 21-25, 1070-656 B.C.

Cartonnage case containing mummy of Tabes, Egypt (Thebes), Third Intermediate Period, early Dynasty 22, 930-880 B.C.

Cartonnage case containing mummy of Tabes, Egypt (Thebes), Third Intermediate Period, early Dynasty 22, 930-880 B.C.

Mummy mask, Egypt (Meir), early Roman Period, 1st half of 1st century A.D.

Animal figurines

Colossal statue of King Menkaura, Egypt (Giza, pyramid temple of Menkaura), Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Menkaura, 2490-2472 B.C.

Image added September 4, 2015

Photo of the colossal statue of King Menkaura prior to the 1920's plaster reconstruction.

Image added September 4, 2015

Note:  You know the drill. There's more to read here about the great town of Boston. I also have a couple of posts about David Roberts's stunning vision of Ancient Egypt.

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