Container owner
name | |
title | |
sex |
Container properties
number | |
material | wood |
present location | |
state of preservation | complete |
period | EDP–OK |
dynasty | 3–4 |
type | palace facade |
updated typology | |
shape | rectangular (box) |
lid | vaulted |
length | ? |
width | ? |
height | ? |
inscription | no |
decoration | yes |
inner decoration | no |
description | wooden coffin with the palace facade motif (E wall) and vaulted lid |
notes | in a chamber to the S a pottery coffin was found |
Container findspot
locality | Beni Hassan |
site | Nuerat |
location | |
tomb type | cave tomb |
code of tomb | |
material of tomb | |
dating | EDP–OK, 3–4 |
tomb owner | |
social position | |
title | |
shaft | yes |
burial apartment | |
body inside | yes |
archaeological context | primary |
remarks on archaeological context | body wrapped in linen |
Bibliography
Garstang, John
1907 The burial customs of ancient Egypt as illustrated by tombs of the Middle Kingdom; being a report of excavations made in the necropolis of Beni Hassan during 1902-3-4, London: Archibald Constable & Co LTD, pp. 28–30.
Donadoni Roveri, Anna Maria
1969 I sarcofagi egizi dalle origine alla fine dell’Antico Regno, Roma: Istituto di Studi del Vicino Oriente – Università, p. 153 (=C 7).