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Rishi coffin

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Title:

Rishi coffin

Caption:

Rishi coffin. Dimensions: l. 190 cm (74 13/16 in); w. 50 cm (19 11/16 in); h. 50 cm (19 11/16 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 17. Date: ca. 1640-1550 B.C.. Rishi coffins like this one are characterized by the feather pattern painted on their lids and by their wedge-shaped faces. They are unique to Thebes in Dynasty 17 and early Dynasty 18. For other examples of this type, see 12.181.299; 30.3.4a, b-30.3.7a, b.

Technique/material:

Wood (ficus sycomorus), stucco, paint

Period:

second intermediate period

Museum:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

Releases:

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Image size:

1584 x 4608 px | 20.9 MB

Print size:

13.4 x 39.0 cm | 5.3 x 15.4 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

AFRICA • ARTFORM: STUCCO • COFFINS • EGYPT • EGYPTIAN ART • FROM EGYPT, UPPER EGYPT, THEBES, ASASIF, COURTYARD CC 41, NORTH SIDE, BURIAL 46.1, CARNARVON / CARTER EXCAVATIONS, 1911-12 • FUNERARY CONTAINERS • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PLASTER • SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD • STUCCO • THÈBES • UPPER EGYPT • WOOD (FICUS SYCOMORUS), STUCCO, PAINT • WOOD