Fragments of a coffin panel Maker: Unknown

2000 B.C.

Ancient Art

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Medium

Wood with pigments

Dimensions

(a-b): 3 5/8 × 1 7/8 × 68 1/8 in. (9.2 × 4.8 × 173 cm)
(c): 3 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 73 1/2 in. (8.9 × 7.9 × 186.7 cm)
(c) max width: 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Ludlow S. Bull

Accession Number

1937.5908a-c

Culture

Egyptian

Period

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12

Classification

Containers

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Provenance
purchased in Cairo from Andre Bircher in 1920, by Ludlow Bull
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Inscriptions

Interior: Coffin Texts, 2 sections, upper section upside down; near lower edge, trace of blue paint, possibly head of a duck; all on a light yellowish ground

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