Model Coffin & Shabti

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Donor Name
Dr. George W. Samson
Site Name
Thebes
Wooden model mummy coffin with shabti inside; almost certainly authentic. Probably late 18th - early 19th Dynasty, based on carving of the coffin. Shabti is covered with bitumen; lots of funerary objects are bitumen-treated. The black color was symbolic of resurrection to the Egyptians, and bitumen also had preservative powers.
Record Last Modified
26 Jun 2017
Specimen Count
3
Culture
Egyptian, New Kingdom Period
Accession Date
1885
Accession Number
015645
USNM Number
A74587-0
Object Type
Figurine
Place
Qena, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa
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NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Archaeology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8314212
Metadata Usage (text)
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