Outer coffin of NesmutaatneruOuter coffin, belonging to Nesmutaatneru. The coffin is rectangular wit
Outer coffin of NesmutaatneruOuter coffin, belonging to Nesmutaatneru. The coffin is rectangular with a vaulted lid and four corner posts. The lid and sides are made of sycamore and are undecorated, while the corner posts and framing are made of a reddish wood, with bands of inscription in white. A figure of a jackal, painted black, is affixed to the lid at the foot end of the coffin.This outer box coffin is inscribed with standard offering formulae, addressed to Osiris, Ptah-Sokar, Re-Horakhty, and Atum. A figure of the god Anubis as a jackal sits on the lid. Third Intermediate Period, 25th Dynasty, ca. 760-660 BC.From Thebes, Deir el-Bahari, temple of Hatshepsut. 1895: excavated by Edouard Naville for the Egypt Exploration Fund. Now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. -- source link
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