Coffin base

Description

Base of a bivalve coffin, of plastered and painted wood, of a man possibly named Djedhir, son of Neferiny : Ancient Egyptian, probably from Akhmim, Upper Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 27th to 29th Dynasty, c. 525 - 380 BC

Museum reference

A.1907.692

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Coffin base

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

c. 525 - 380 BC

Style / Culture

Late Dynastic Period, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Wood

Collection place(s)

Akhmim, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Previous owner: de Rustafjaell, Robert, 1859 - 1943

References

Manley, B and Dodson, A., (2010) Life Everlasting. National Museums Scotland Collection of Ancient Egyptian Coffins (Edinburgh: NMS Enterprises Ltd.), Cat.32, p. 100-01