Coffin fragment



Accession Number
W350
Current Location
House of Death (ground floor), Coffins case, Left
Object Type
Tomb equipment, Coffin/sarcophagus/cartonnage, Coffin/sarcophagus panel
Period
Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty
Twenty-first Dynasty
Material
Wood
Provenance
Egypt, Thebes/Luxor
Measurements
Height: 230mm | Width: 225mm | Depth: 40mm
Number of Elements
1
Divine Name
Osiris | Re

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Description

A section of the side panel of an anthropoid coffin. It dates from the Third Intermediate Period or Late Period from Thebes. Beneath a winged solar disc, adoration is given to Ra, Osiris and two deities of the netherworld.

Wellcome Number
A40430
Auction
J. C. Stevens. Auction and Sale Rooms: 13 Oct 1925, Lot 493
Auction Details
Indian surgical instruments for cataracts, a fragment of a temple painting, a mosque tablet, and a book of Hindu religions and civilization.
Previous Owner
Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
Acquisition
Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
Last modified: 23 Nov 2021

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