Coffin and Animal Mummy
664–332 B.C.E.
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Object Label
This wooden box contains an unidentifiable bird mummy and a mixture of soil and other debris. The simple rectangular design is constructed from six boards: one for each side, the top, and the bottom. It is likely that a layer of plaster once coated it, decorated by artists. Other animal coffins in this shape that retain their decoration show the animal before an offering table and the goddesses Isis and Nephthys, who mourn the deceased creature.
Wooden coffins of this type were more expensive than the clay jars used as coffins that are displayed nearby.
Wooden coffins of this type were more expensive than the clay jars used as coffins that are displayed nearby.
Caption
Coffin and Animal Mummy, 664–332 B.C.E.. Wood, animal remains, linen, 6 7/8 x 7 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (17.5 x 18.4 x 38.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1602Ea-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth, photographer))
Gallery
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Gallery
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Title
Coffin and Animal Mummy
Date
664–332 B.C.E.
Period
Late Period
Geography
Reportedly from: Giza, Egypt
Medium
Wood, animal remains, linen
Classification
Dimensions
6 7/8 x 7 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (17.5 x 18.4 x 38.7 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.1602Ea-b
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