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Clay coffin lid: E.P.291

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Description

Coffin lid, fragment, with modelled face. 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

Diameter: 21 cm
Height: 24 cm

Dating

Persian
-0525 BC - -0401 BC

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.P.291
Primary reference Number: 64351
Oldadmincategory: P

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 18 July 2025

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

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