Wooden sarcophagus lid, circa 650 BC
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Links to other views:⇒ Larger View⇒ Detail if scripting is off, click the ⇒ instead. Links to others from Dynasty 26Amulet of Pataikos, Dyn. 26Amulet of Shu, Dyn. 26 Bronze of a king as Osiris, Dyn. 26 Bronze of a king as Osiris, Dyn. 26 Bronze of King Psamtik I as Osiris, Dyn. 26 Bronze of King Psamtik I as Osiris, Dyn. 26 Bronze statuette of Bastet, Dyn. 26 Cartouche of King Nekau II, Dyn. 26 Djed pillar, amulet of powers, Dyn. 26 Face from a sarcophagus lid, Dyn. 26 Face from a sarcophagus lid, Dyn. 26 Faience shawabti of Hekamsaf, Dyn. 26 Falcon sarcophagus with Osiris mummy Glass necklace terminal, Dyn. 26 Horus-the-Child, heir to the king, Dyn. 26 King Ahmose II (?) as Osiris, Dynasty 26 King Nekaw II as Horus-the-child, Dyn.26 Large wooden Ka statue, Dyn. 26 Light blue faience shawabti, Dyn. 26 Osiris with Djed pillar on back, Dyn. 26 Sarcophagus and mummy of Taosir, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of Admiral Hekaemsaf, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of Hor, son of Rurer, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of Hor-sa-Iset-Mut-f, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of Hor-Wdja, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of Khonsu-Hor, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of King Psamtik I, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of King Psamtik I, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of King Psamtik II, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of King Psamtik II, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of King Psamtik III, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of Mery-Seth-Hor-Mes, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of Mery-Seth-Hor-Mes, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of Neith-M-Hat, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of Prince Horiraa, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of Prince Horiraa, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of Prince Horiraa, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of Prince Ir-Irw, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of Prophet Wahibre, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of Prophet Wahibre, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of Psamtik-mry-imn, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of Psamtikmeryptah, Dyn. 26 Shawabti of Royal Prince Ahmes, Dyn. 26 Staff finial, Thoth as a baboon, Dyn. 26 Two-fingers mummy amulet, Dyn. 26 Udjat eye amulet-pendant, Dyn. 26 Udjat eye amulet-pendant, Dyn. 26 Udjat eye amulet-pendant, Dyn. 26 Upper Egypt crown amulet, Dyn. 26 Wooden sarcophagus lid, Dyn. 26 Links to others of type Coffin/sarcophagus lidCarved face from a sarcophagus, N.K.Face from a sarcophagus lid, Dyn. 26 Head of a sarcophagus lid, 590-350 BC Royal wooden sarcophagus lid, Dyn. 18 Sarcophagus of a king, Dyn. 18 Sarcophagus of a queen, Dyn. 18 Wooden sarcophagus lid, Dyn. 18 Wooden sarcophagus lid, Dyn.18 Wooden sarcophagus lid, Dyn. 18 |
This is the upper section of a sarcophagus lid. It was carved out of wood, then gessoed and painted. The reddish earth tone used for the face is enlivened by inlaid eyes and brows, and beautifully complemented by the yellow and green of the headgear and decoration. The top of the headdress is symbolically protected by a large blue scarab. Elegantly stylized Horus falcons at the shoulders protect the defunct during his voyage. Floral and geometric ornamentation grace every inch of available space. Early Saite Dynasty 26. Sarcophagus Sarcophagus is a Greek term used in Egyptology to designate a container made to protect a mummified body (the term literally means “body eater”). Although we are guilty here of using the term loosely, the generally accepted convention today is to use ‘sarcophagus’ for a stone container, and ‘coffin’ for a wooden or metal container. Initially, Egyptian coffins were rectangular (sometimes with arched tops). They were decorated with symbolically charged motifs and ritual texts. Around Dynasty 12 (Middle Kingdom) appeared the first anthropomorphic coffins, which followed the general shape of the human body. By the New Kingdom, royal burial sets had become very elaborate: “The mummy. . . lay in three mummiform coffins; the innermost is made of solid gold, and the other two of wood covered with sheet gold. . . [the] set of anthropomorphic coffins was laid into a rectangular or cartouche-shaped sarcophagus, which in turn was surrounded by several chapel-like wooden structures. . .” (Redford 2001:[1]283). Bibliography (for this item)Khalil, Hassan M.1976 Preliminary Studies on the Sanusret Collection. Manuscript, Musée l’Egypte et le Monde Antique, Monaco-Ville, Monaco. (Bk 1, 123) Bibliography (on Sarcophagus)Redford, Donald B.2001 Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt. Oxford University Press, London. (283) |
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