Coffin lid

Description

Coffin lid of plastered and painted wood, for a woman with uncertain name, perhaps Tetj (Tetjef), showing the deceased adoring Thoth in the form of a baboon: Ancient Egyptian, possibly Middle Egypt, Hermopolis or Upper Egypt, Akhmim, 25th or early 26th Dynasty, 754 - 525 BC

Museum reference

A.1907.591

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Coffin lid

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

754 - 525 BC

Style / Culture

25th Dynasty (Kushite), 3rd Intermediate Period, Ancient Egyptian
26th Dynasty (Saite Period), Late Dynastic Period, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Wood

Physical description

Wood; plastered and painted

Collection place(s)

Hermopolis, Middle Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa
Akhmim, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Thoth
British Museum

References

Manley, B and Dodson, A., (2010) Life Everlasting. National Museums Scotland Collection of Ancient Egyptian Coffins (Edinburgh: NMS Enterprises Ltd.), Cat.25, p.77