Wood coffin and mummy
Rough wood coffin; put together with wood pegs, top consists of two thin bands pegged together underneath, contained bones of female child lying upon number of palm reeds, body wrapped on outside in usual tan colored linen tied in simple knot above ankles, cloth, quite strong, under cloth seemed to be garment of similar material but with lines of blue at edge woven into cloth as border.
Illustration: Yes
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_29-12-240
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_29-12-240; 29-12-240
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Human remains
- Entry Date
- [12/13/1929]
- Title
- Wood coffin and mummy
- Medium
- Wood, bone, cloth (linen)
- Dimensions
- Height: 21.6 cm Width: 21.5 cm Length: 100.7 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Pit G 7762 S, resting on top of large anthropoid wooden coffin
- Remarks
- This coffin was removed from burial chamber on December 13 (see diary Vol.24.p.1000); large painted anthropoid coffin removed on December 20 (see diary Vol.24.p.1008).