642_Tar_W

Container owner

name
title
sex

Container properties

number12.187.54a–c
materialwood
present locationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
state of preservationcomplete
periodEDP–OK
dynasty2–3/3–4
typepalace facade
updated typologyrectangular (short, palace facade)
shaperectangular (box)
lidvaulted
length87 cm
width54 cm
height59 cm
inscriptionno
decorationyes
inner decorationno
descriptionwooden coffin with the palace facade motif and vaulted lid, remains of pigment
notescoffin and rope

Container findspot

localityTarkhan
site
location
tomb type
code of tomb
material of tomb
datingEDP–OK, 2–3 /3–4
tomb owner
social position
title
shaft
burial apartment
body insideyes
archaeological context
remarks on archaeological context

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).
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/551049