A miniature rectangular wooden coffin with vaulted lid and projecting end boards. It belongs to the 'seal bearer of the king and high steward, Nemtyemweskhet'. The wood was covered with a thick layer of fine plaster and painted yellow with the signs and eye-panel in blue. The coffin originally contained a shabti figure and acted as a dummy burial in a cenotaph tomb at Abydos, since presumably Nemtyemweskhet was actually buried near to the king. The only decoration on the coffin is a tiny eye panel within a rectangular frame.
Present location |
LIVERPOOL MUSEUM [03/061] LIVERPOOL |
Inventory number |
55.82.114 |
Dating |
13TH DYNASTY |
Archaeological Site |
ABYDOS |
Category |
SHABTI COFFIN |
Material |
WOOD; PLASTER |
Technique |
PAINTED ON STUCCO |
Height |
11.7 cm |
Width |
12.1 cm |