Archaeology & Antiquities
Coffin of Nesykhonsu
Permanent ExhibitionFunerary Object
Details
- Author / creator
- Egypt, Thebes, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22
- Object type
- Archaeology
- Date or period
- c. 976–889 BCE
- Dimensions summary
- Overall: 70 cm
- Site or findspot
- Thebes (Luxor), Upper Egypt
- Cultural period
- Ancient
About this object
Egyptian coffins told stories and illustrated spells to help the deceased transition safely to the afterlife. Inside Nesykhonsu's coffin there are two jackals, one facing right and the other left, near the top. Here, the jackal represents the powerful deity Anubis, the god of the afterlife and embalming.
Materials and technique
Gessoed and painted sycamore fig
