641_Sed_W

Container owner

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title
sex

Container properties

numberAEIN 1581
materialwood
present locationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek Copenhagen
state of preservationcomplete
periodEDP–OK
dynasty2–3
typepalace facade
updated typologyrectangular (short, palace facade)
shaperectangular (box)
lidvaulted
length99 cm
width61 cm
height68 cm
inscriptionno
decorationyes
inner decorationno
descriptionwooden coffin with the palace facade motif and vaulted lid
notes

Container findspot

localitySedment
site
location
tomb type
code of tomb509
material of tomb
datingEDP–OK, 2–3
tomb owner
social position
title
shaftyes
burial apartmentburial chamber
body insideyes
archaeological contextprimary
remarks on archaeological contextburial chamber at the bottom of a shaft
finds: limestone headrest, greywacke bowl, limestone offering table

Bibliography
Donadoni Roveri, Anna Maria
1969 I sarcofagi egizi dalle origine alla fine dell’Antico Regno, Roma: Istituto di Studi del Vicino Oriente – Università, p. 151 (= C 2).
Jørgensen, Mogens
1996 Catalogue. Egypt I (3000 – 1550 B.C.) Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, pp. 34‒35.