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Middle Kingdom
Wah's coffin was made of a coniferous wood (cedar or spruce) and painted yellow. Offering texts were written on the lid and around the upper edge of the box. A pair of eyes was also painted at the head end of the coffin's proper left side, as was customary in the Middle Kingdom.
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Title: Coffin of Wah
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: early reign of Amenemhat I
Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Wah (MMA 1102), MMA excavations, 1920
Medium: Coniferous wood (spruce or cedar), paint
Dimensions: l. 217 cm (85 7/16 in.); w. 65 cm (25 9/16 in); h. 83.5 (32 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
Object Number: 20.3.202a, b
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