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Coffin of a singer of Amun

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The anthropoid coffin of Tawosretempernesut, a singer of the Theban god Amun, is an excellent example of such products from the 21st Dynasty. It is richly decorated with scenes and texts from several different funerary collections of the New Kingdom, for example, the famous scene of 'weighing the heart' associated with chapter 125 of the 'Book of the Dead'. The other scenes are limited to depictions of the deceased in adoration before deities and "demons" of the afterlife.

Present location

KMKG - MRAH [07/003] BRUSSELS

Inventory number

E.5884

Dating

21ST DYNASTY

Archaeological Site

DEIR EL-BAHARI

Category

COFFIN/SARCOPHAGUS OF HUMANS

Material

WOOD

Technique

SCULPTURED; PAINTED ON STUCCO; DRAWING; WRITTEN WITH A REED PEN/REED WITH SPLIT NIB

Height

62 cm

Width

52 cm

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