Coffin of Nesykhonsu

c. 976–889 BCE

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Egyptian coffins told stories and illustrated spells to help the deceased transition safely to the afterlife. Inside Nesykhonsu's coffin there are two jackals, one facing right and the other left, near the top. Here, the jackal represents the powerful deity Anubis, the god of the afterlife and embalming.

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Title: Coffin of Nesykhonsu
Date Created: c. 976–889 BCE
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 70 cm (27 9/16 in.)
Provenance: Thebes, probably Deir el-Bahri., Purchased from Joseph Hassan Ahmed, Luxor, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Type: Funerary Equipment
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.714
Medium: gessoed and painted sycamore fig
Fun Fact: Two of Nesykhonsu's titles, "Lady of the House" and "Singer of the Choir of Mut the Great," are written on the outside of the coffin.
Department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Egypt, Thebes, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22
Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Collection: Egypt - Third Intermediate
Accession Number: 1914.714

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