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Inner coffin of the priest Hornedjitef. From the burial of Hornedjitef, Asasif, Thebes, Egypt. Early Ptolemaic Period, 3rd BCE. The mummy of Hornedjitef was encased in a gilded cartonnage mask and cover, and two anthropoid (human-shaped) wooden coffins. The coffins follow traditional Egyptian funerary practice in form and decoration. This, the inner coffin, has a fine gilded face, with curled and tapering beard and a richly decorated collar with terminals in the form of falcon heads. L. 194.5 cm. Inv. 6678.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART320168
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Purpose
Public
Size
1201px × 3072px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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3rd century BCE
Coffin
Male
Man
Minor Arts
Mummy
Priest
Ptolemaic period (332 BCE-30 CE)