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641_Sed_W

Container owner

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title
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Container properties

number AEIN 1581
material wood
present location Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Copenhagen
state of preservation complete
period EDP–OK
dynasty 2–3
type palace facade
updated typology rectangular (short, palace facade)
shape rectangular (box)
lid vaulted
length 99 cm
width 61 cm
height 68 cm
inscription no
decoration yes
inner decoration no
description wooden coffin with the palace facade motif and vaulted lid
notes

Container findspot

locality Sedment
site
location
tomb type
code of tomb 509
material of tomb
dating EDP–OK, 2–3
tomb owner
social position
title
shaft yes
burial apartment burial chamber
body inside yes
archaeological context primary
remarks on archaeological context burial 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.