Clay coffin lid fragment, with modelled face, from Bahariya Oasis

An image of Funerary equipment. Coffin lid, fragment, with modelled face. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot: Bahariya Oasis, Egypt. Clay, diameter 21 cm, height 24 cm, 525 B.C. to 401 B.C. (probable dating). Persian. Notes: Such coffins were manufactured throughout Egyptian history and appear at a number of cemetery sites. They are difficult to date because of abstract features that remain constant throughout yet often differ considerably within the same period and at the same site.

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Funerary equipment. Coffin lid, fragment, with modelled face. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot: Bahariya Oasis, Egypt. Clay, diameter 21 cm, height 24 cm, 525 B.C. to 401 B.C. (probable dating). Persian. Notes: Such coffins were manufactured throughout Egyptian history and appear at a number of cemetery sites. They are difficult to date because of abstract features that remain constant throughout yet often differ considerably within the same period and at the same site.

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Accession Number: E.P.291
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Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
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ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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5th Century 6th Century African Ancient Egypt antiquity Bahariya Oasis BC clay coffin coffin element coffin lid Egyptian el-Bahariya El-Wahat el-Bahariya faces Fitz_ANT fragment funerary equipment Persian

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