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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Fragment of a coffin
Date Made:1069-656 BCE (Dynasties 21-25)
Type:Fragment
Materials:Dark & light green, dark red and white paint on plaster
Place Made:Africa; Asia; Egypt
Measurements:Overall: 3 7/16 in x 2 11/16 in x 3/16 in; 8.7 cm x 6.8 cm x .5 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1943.5.A.E
Credit Line:Purchase with the Nancy Everett Dwight Fund, from the Caroline M. Galt Collection
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Fragment with feather pattern, from image of a bird with outspread wings. From surface of a coffin of wood or cartonnage.

Label Text:
According to ancient Egyptian belief, the body was required for use in the afterlife and every effort was taken to preserve it. After mummification, bodies were placed in rectangular or human-shaped coffins that sometimes had inlaid eyes. Coffins were often brightly painted, as is shown by the fragments with floral garlands and the sheltering wing of a deity. A winged scarab amulet sewn onto the mummy wrappings over the heart ensured the individual’s success at the time of judgment and, in later periods, bead netting covered the bandages. The dead frequently wore jewelry, including bracelets of cowrie shells, ivory, or other materials.

2016

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; deities; deities; deaths; tombs

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