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Limestone sarcophagus

White limestone sarcophagus; decorated and painted, uninscribed, design of panther skin on cover. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    GEM_704
  • Department
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Coffins and sarcophagi
  • Findspot
    G 7330-7340: pit G 7340 X
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    HUMFA object register: Height: 83.5 cm; cover: 26.5 cm Width: 97.5 cm Length: 210 cm GEM: 107.5 x 99 x 247 cm
  • Credit Line
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Catalogue General number
    EMC_CG_6170
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_54934A
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_54934B
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_2/14704
  • Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts excavation number
    HUMFA_27-4-1277
  • Object Ownership Information
    Grand Egyptian Museum GEM_704, formerly Cairo Museum (EMC_JE 54934=EMC_CG_6170)
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
  • Date of Register Entry
    03/05/1927
  • Notes
    Mislabeled in JE as HUMFA_27-3-1276.

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Full Bibliography

  • Donadoni Roveri, Anna Maria. I Sarcofagi Egizi dalle Origini alla Fine dell'Antico Regno. Università Di Roma. Istituto di Studi del Vicino Oriente. Serie Archeologica 16. Roma: Istituto di studi del vicino Oriente, Università, 1969, p. 123, B33, pls. 24, 40.

    Saleh, Mohamed, and Hourig Sourouzian. The Egyptian Museum Cairo: Official Catalogue. Mainz: Philipp von Zabern, cat. 34.