Sarcophagus
This object is On Display
| Object Number: | E16135B |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Egypt (Mummies Gallery) Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Ptolemaic |
| Provenience: | Egypt |
| Period: | Thirtieth Dynasty |
| Date Made: | ca. 200 BCE |
| Early Date: | -210 |
| Late Date: | -190 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Limestone |
| Technique: | Inscribed |
| Height: | 189 cm |
| Width: | 62.23 cm |
| Depth: | 20.32 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from D. G. Kelekian, 1926 |
Description
Sarcophagus lid (A) and box (B). Cherty Limestone. Inscription on front and back; of Pedubastet [catalogue card, 1936]
The base of this sarcophagus shows the outline of the back of the legs, rump, and wig carved into the stone. The wrapped mummy would have been placed within this case and the sarcophagus closed with an anthropomorphic lid. The inscription is a mortuary text for the deceased, a man named Pedibast.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Upper Egyptian Gallery (1983 - 1991) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Upper Egyptian Gallery (1996 - 2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Upper Egyptian Gallery (1991 - 1996) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Upper Egyptian Gallery (2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Article] Buhl, M. L. 1953. "Three Egyptian Anthropoid Stone Sarcophagi". Studia Orientalia Doanni Pedersen-Copenhagen. pg. 54 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 54 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Ranke, Hermann. 1950. "A Guide to the Egyptian Collections". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 15. no. 2-3. pg. 21-109 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 55 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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