Double box-like coffin
end of the 5th to beginning of the 6th Dynasty, ca. 2450–2350 BC
The skeleton of the tomb owner was found in the inner coffin that fits exactly inside the outer coffin. Also on exhibition are remains of the funerary jewelry – a diadem, a collar-like necklace, and a bracelet – found with it. Dummy vessels, miniature tools, and animal bones lay alongside the coffin ensemble.
The skeleton of the tomb owner was found in the inner coffin that fits exactly inside the outer coffin. Also on exhibition are remains of the funerary jewelry – a diadem, a collar-like necklace, and a bracelet – found with it. Dummy vessels, miniature tools, and animal bones lay alongside the coffin ensemble.
Time:
end of the 5th to beginning of the 6th Dynasty, ca. 2450–2350 BC
Object Name
Coffin
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Giza, S 316
Material/technology:
Coniferous wood
Dimensions:
H 73 cm, L 204 cm, B 72 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 7512
Provenance
1913, excavated by the Academy of Sciences, Vienna