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Inner coffin of Khonsu

New Kingdom, Ramesside
ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 126
The wooden inner coffin of Khonsu depicts the deceased in a double wig and a short goatee. Besides magical spells, the decorations include the figures of Khonsu and his wife, kneeling in adoration before the gods Osiris, Anubis, Isis, and Nephthys. For the outer coffin of Khonsu see 86.1.1a, b. Other objects in the collection that were discovered in the same tomb can be viewed here.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Inner coffin of Khonsu
  • Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 19
  • Reign: reign of Ramesses II
  • Date: ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Medina, Tomb of Sennedjem (TT 1), Egyptian Antiquities Service/Maspero excavations, 1885–86
  • Medium: Wood, gesso, paint
  • Dimensions: h. 188 cm (74 in)
  • Credit Line: Funds from various donors, 1886
  • Object Number: 86.1.2a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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