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Description: | Rectangular wooden coffin with lid. The small size indicates that it was made for a child. The long sides are made of two wooden planks, connected to the head and foot ends by six dovetail joints. Two pieces of wood under the head and foot ends raise the bottom of the coffin off the ground, with two other planks on the underside for support. Around the top of the coffin is a wooden moulding, in the architectural shape known as a cavetto cornice. The flat, shallow lid fits on top of this moulding, and is still joined to the base of the coffin by wooden pegs.
Although originally catalouged as New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-19, the form and construction of this coffin is more similar to coffins of the Roman Period.
Material: Wood | Source: | Manchester Museum | Identifier: | mm.emu.ecatalogue.humanities.103207 | Go to resource |
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