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Coffin of Nesykhonsu

c. 976–889 BCE

Egypt, Thebes, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22

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Medium
gessoed and painted sycamore fig
Measurements
Overall: 70 cm (27 9/16 in.)
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Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.714.a
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Two of Nesykhonsu's titles, "Lady of the House" and "Singer of the Choir of Mut the Great," are written on the outside of the coffin.

Description

Egyptian coffins told stories and illustrated spells to help the deceased transition safely to the afterlife. Inside Nesykhonsu's coffin there are two jackals, one facing right and the other left, near the top. Here, the jackal represents the powerful deity Anubis, the god of the afterlife and embalming.
The inside of the base of a coffin is shaped to the outline of a human with bands of primarily red, green, blue, and white scenes running across the back. The central two bands depict scenes while two bands above and one below depict a pair of deities in animal form with a pair of people bowing below. The figures are depicted in two dimensions against a yellow background and have light to medium skin tones.

Coffin of Nesykhonsu

c. 976–889 BCE

Egypt, Thebes, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22

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