Face of a coffin
- Accession Number
- W1218
- Current Location
- House of Life (first floor), Drawers beneath senet board, Drawer 4
- Object Type
- Tomb equipment, Coffin/sarcophagus/cartonnage, Coffin/sarcophagus lid
- Period
- Graeco-Roman Period
- Dynasty
- Ptolemaic Period
- Material
- Wood
- Measurements
- Height: 350mm | Width: 245mm | Depth: 70mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
Licensing details
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- Description
-
A face from a coffin with only half of the hair remaining. It is Ptolemaic in date. A modern suspension hook is present on the back.
- Bibliography
-
Anonymous. 1996. The face of Egypt: Swansea Festival exhibition: 5 October 1996–5 January 1997. Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery. [Cat. 99]
- Wellcome Number
- A9422; R28940
- Other Identity
- W52 (previous number) | 24 (written on a circular white label)
- Previous Owner
- Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 12 Jun 2022