Fragment of a coffin


Accession Number
W1052
Current Location
House of Death (ground floor), Coffins case, Left
Object Type
Tomb equipment, Coffin/sarcophagus/cartonnage, Coffin/sarcophagus panel
Period
Third Intermediate Period
Material
Wood
Provenance
Egypt, Thebes/Luxor
Measurements
Width: 210mm | Height: 195mm | Depth: 50mm
Number of Elements
1
Divine Name
Osiris

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Description

A painted wooden panel from an anthropoid coffin, likely from Thebes, dating to the Third Intermediate Period. The deceased was a musician in the temple of Amun at Thebes, and is shown, at the moment of her arrival in the afterworld, before the enthroned Osiris. The deceased is shown as a man. The inscription reads: "Lady of the House, Nesy...Ra. Chantress of Amun Re, King of the Gods...."