Sarcophagus Fragment

29-87-633.2

From: Egypt | Dra Abu El-Naga

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number 29-87-633.2
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Dra Abu El-Naga
Locus UC289 | TT289
Period New Kingdom | Nineteenth Dynasty
Section Egyptian
Materials Granite
Description

Fragment from the head end of the sarcophagus. Interior undecorated. Exterior carved and painted. At the left is a portion of the yellow and black striped wig. In the center is an image of Nephthys, facing right, with her arms raised. A small epigraph exists to the right.

Height 33 cm
Length 52 cm
Width 12 cm
Credit Line The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Drah abu el Naga (Thebes), Egypt; Clarence Stanley Fisher, 1921-1923

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