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Clay coffin lid.: E.P.228

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Clay coffin lid.

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Description

Coffin and fragment of lid, rectangular box with face moulded on lid. 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.

Measurements and weight

Height: 30 cm
Length: 140 cm
Width: 35 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Egypt Exploration Fund

Dating

Persian
-525 BCE - -401 BCE

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.P.228
Primary reference Number: 64295
Oldadmincategory: P
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 13 April 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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