Model Coffin & Shabti

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Object Details

Donor Name

Dr. George W. Samson

Site Name

Thebes

Notes

Wooden model mummy coffin with shabti inside; almost certainly authentic. Probably late 18th - early 19th Dynasty, based on carving of the coffin. Shabti is covered with bitumen; lots of funerary objects are bitumen-treated. The black color was symbolic of resurrection to the Egyptians, and bitumen also had preservative powers.

Record Last Modified

26 Jun 2017

Specimen Count

Culture

Egyptian, New Kingdom Period

Accession Date

1885

Accession Number

015645

USNM Number

A74587-0

Object Type

Figurine

Place

Qena, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38207ecd2-97da-4f2e-a6d6-3fbb3f889a5e

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8314212