Coffin base

Description

Outer coffin base of plastered and painted wood, fragmentary, the coffin contained an inner cartonnage coffin and unidentified mummified teenage woman: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Thebes, 3rd Intermediate Period, 22nd Dynasty, c. 946/945 - 735 BC

Museum reference

A.1911.399.1

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Coffin base

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

c. 946/945 - 735 BC

Style / Culture

22nd Dynasty, 3rd Intermediate Period, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Wood, Plaster

Physical description

Wood; cover fragmentary

Collection place(s)

Thebes, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

References

Manley, B and Dodson, A., (2010) Life Everlasting. National Museums Scotland Collection of Ancient Egyptian Coffins (Edinburgh: NMS Enterprises Ltd.), Cat.20, pp. 67-68