Fist of a coffin
- Accession Number
- EC635
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Tomb equipment, Coffin/sarcophagus/cartonnage, Coffin/sarcophagus lid
- Material
- Wood
- Measurements
- 60mm x 16mm x 124mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
Licensing details
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- Description
-
Painted wooden fist holding bar. 1382 on label on reverse. This was probably from a coffin. 6. x 16 x 12.5cm. Life-size left hand, reverse side of hand and bar ends unpainted. Bar has flared ends and painted end caps.
- Bibliography
-
Anonymous. 1996. The face of Egypt: Swansea Festival exhibition: 5 October 1996–5 January 1997. Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery. [Cat. 110]
- Other Identity
- 1382
- Previous Owners
- Robert de Rustafjaell (1859–1943) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 28 Jul 2020