Wooden coffin of a dog: E.47.1902

Current Location: Gallery 19

Titles

Wooden coffin of a dog

Entities

Coffin

Description

This small wooden box coffin, believed to be for a dog, was discovered by John Garstang at Beni Hasan and gifted to the Museum in 1902. The coffin is made from twelve pieces of Lebanese cedar wood (Cedrus Libani), although only eight are preserved, with mitred corners held together by dowels. The exterior of the coffin is painted yellow with a band of hieroglyphic text extending around each side and on the lid. The text indicates the owner of the coffin was named Heb.

Measurements and weight

Height: 21 cm
Length: 70 cm
Width: 27 cm

Relative size of this object

What does this represent?

Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.

Find spot

Beni Hasan

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1902)

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.47.1902
Primary reference Number: 50433
Sketchfab model
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 11 February 2022

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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