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642_Tar_W

Container owner

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title
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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
site
location
tomb type
code of tomb
material of tomb
dating EDP–OK, 2–3 /3–4
tomb owner
social position
title
shaft
burial apartment
body inside yes
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