Maker(s) &
Production:
, Egypt
Category:
funerary equipment
Name:
coffin
Date:
1991 B.C. — 1783 B.C.
Period(s):
Twelfth Dynasty; Middle Kingdom
Description:
coffin, inner, of User-het, inscribed
Find Spot:
Beni Hasan Egypt
Material:
wood
Dimension:
width, 41.2, cm
Acquisition:
given; 1903;
Inscription:
inscription
Documentation:
Garstang, J.. Burial customs of ancient Egypt; as illustrated by tombs of the Middle Kingdom, being a report of excavations made in the necropolis of Beni Hasan during 1902-4.
fig.181
Vassilika, E.. 1995. Egyptian Art [1995].
no.14, p.36
Bourriau, J.D.. 1988. Pharaohs and mortals; Egyptian art in the Middle Kingdom.Cambridge (Cambs.):
No.72
Porter, Bertha. Moss, Rosalind L.B.. Topographical bibliography of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic texts, reliefs and paintings. Vol.4, Lower and Middle Egypt (Delta and Cairo to Asyût).
p.162
Accession:
Object Number: E.88.1903
(Antiquities)
(record id: 50697; input: 2003-03-25; modified: 2012-01-10)
Permanent
Identifier:
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