Reconstructed Sarcophagus of Senenmut
New Kingdom
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.
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