Container owner
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Container properties
number | 12.187.54a–c |
material | wood |
present location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
state of preservation | complete |
period | EDP–OK |
dynasty | 2–3/3–4 |
type | palace facade |
updated typology | rectangular (short, palace facade) |
shape | rectangular (box) |
lid | vaulted |
length | 87 cm |
width | 54 cm |
height | 59 cm |
inscription | no |
decoration | yes |
inner decoration | no |
description | wooden coffin with the palace facade motif and vaulted lid, remains of pigment |
notes | coffin and rope |
Container findspot
locality | Tarkhan |
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location | |
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material of tomb | |
dating | EDP–OK, 2–3 /3–4 |
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shaft | |
burial apartment | |
body inside | yes |
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Bibliography
Hayes, William C.
1978 The Scepter of Egypt I, p. 41, fig. 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. 152 (= C 3).
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