Reconstructed Sarcophagus of Senenmut
Carved during the coregency of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, the sarcophagus of Senenmut is the only private example of early Dynasty 18 known to have been fashioned from the same stone as contemporary royal sarcophagi and to have directly copied their decorative scheme; its oval shape, however, is unique. Although the box of the sarcophagus was painted red and varnished, the lid was never completed, and it is unlikely that Senenmut was ever buried within. The sarcophagus has been reconstructed from over a thousand fragments discovered in Senenmut's tomb chapel (SAE 71) and on the hillside below by the Metropolitan Museum's Egyptian Expedition.
Artwork Details
- Title: Reconstructed Sarcophagus of Senenmut
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18
- Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
- Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71) and hillside below, MMA excavations, 1930–31
- Medium: Quartzite
- Dimensions: l. 235 cm (92 1/2 in.); w. 85.5 cm (33 1/2 in.); h. 82.5 cm (32 1/2 in.); th. 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1931
- Object Number: 31.3.95
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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