Coffin Set of the Singer of Amun-Re, Henettawy (F)

Period:
Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty:
Dynasty 21
Date:
ca. 990–930 B.C.
Geography:
Country of Origin Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Henettawy (MMA 59), Tomb of Henettawy F, MMA 1923–24
Medium:
Wood, gesso, paint, varnish
Dimensions:
l. 203 cm (79 15/16 in)
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1925
Accession Number:
25.3.182–.184-group
  • Description

    The Mistress of the House, Singer of Amun-Re, Henettawy died at the young age of twenty-one. She was buried in a plundered tomb, which had originally been the resting place of Minmose, an official of Hatshepsut. The burial was a modest one, including a set of coffins and personal jewelry. Henettawy's body was not embalmed but simply wrapped in layers of linen bandages.
    Aside from her rather simple personal jewelry, Henettawy's main burial equipment consisted of two splendid coffins (25.3.182a, b; 25.3.183a, b) and an innermost lid (25.3.184), fitting one into the other like parts of a Russian doll. Both coffins and the innermost lid are shaped like wrapped mummies with elaborate masks fastened over the heads.

  • Provenance

    Museum excavations 1923–24. Acquired by the Museum in the division of finds, 1925.

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