Coffin

mid-21st Dynasty (about 1000 - 968 BCE)

Details

Title: Coffin
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: mid-21st Dynasty (about 1000 - 968 BCE)
Location: Egypt, likely Thebes
Physical Dimensions: Base: 73 3/4 x 21 1/2 x 13 in. (187.33 x 54.61 x 33.02 cm); Outer Lid: 74 1/4 x 21 3/4 x 14 in. (188.59 x 55.24 x 35.56 cm); Inner Lid: 69 1/8 x 16 5/8 x 4 1/4 in. (175.58 x 42.23 x 10.79 cm)
Medium: Wood, overlaid with gesso and polychrome decoration and yellow varnish
Object Classification: Furnishings
Full Title: Coffin
Curatorial Area: Egyptian Art
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. John Jewett Garland
Chronology: 10,000-500 BC
Artwork Accession Number: M.47.3a-c

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