Panel from the Coffin of a Woman

Medium: Wood, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

• Asyut, Egypt

Dates:ca. 2008–1875 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 17 1/2 x 71 1/2 x 1 1/4 in., 22 lb. (44.5 x 181.6 x 3.2 cm, 9.98kg)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Exhibitions:

• Mistress of the House, Mistress of Heaven: Women in Ancient Egypt
• To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum

Accession Number: 1995.112

Image: 1995.112_PS1.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Outer panel from left (east) side of a coffin originally made for a man but appropriated for an unnamed woman. In the invocation offering formula the datival n.k has been altered to n.t. Made of several irregularly shaped wooden pieces doweled together, a not uncommon practice at Asyut. Painted yellow in imitation either of gold or of a coniferous wood. (i.e., to mimic a more expensive wood). The frises d’objets on the exterior is another feature that suggests Asyut as the provenance. Condition: Good overall; unstable areas of polychromy on the left side about 15” from edge, also on right. Loss of paint from black outlines near both short ends.

Brooklyn Museum