Outer Coffin of Tabakenkhonsu: Six Falcons
The outer coffin of Tabakenkhonsu (96.4.1a, b) was adorned with three-dimensional figures of a recumbent jackal (96.4.1c) and these six falcons, one on each post and two on the lid.
Artwork Details
- Title: Outer Coffin of Tabakenkhonsu: Six Falcons
- Period: Third Intermediate Period
- Dynasty: Dynasty 25 (Kushite)
- Date: ca. 680–670 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Hathor Shrine, pit in hypostyle hall, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1894–95
- Medium: Wood, gesso, paint, stucco
- Dimensions: L. 199.5cm (78 9/16 in); W. 72.4 cm (28 1/2 in); H. 57.5 cm (22 5/8 in)
- Credit Line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1896
- Object Number: 96.4.1d–i
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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