Inner Coffin Inscribed for Tabakmut

Third Intermediate Period

ca. 1000–950 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 126

Inside Tabakmut's outer coffin (25.3.10a, b) was this inner coffin and a mummy board (25.3.12). As on the outer coffin, Tabakmut is shown in a long striated wig bound by a fillet; in this case, the long curled beard, associating the deceased with the god Osiris, is still attached to the chin. Around his shoulders and chest is an elaborate floral collar, from which his fisted hands emerge. As on the outer coffin, scenes relating to the worship of Osiris cover the lid below the broad collar, and ritual scenes connected to the gods of the Netherworld adorn the sides of the box. Tabakmut's name does not appear anywhere on this coffin.

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Title: Inner Coffin Inscribed for Tabakmut
Period: Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty: late Dynasty 21
Date: ca. 1000–950 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb MMA 60, Chamber, Burial of Tabakmut (Ch2), MMA excavations, 1923–24
Medium: Wood, paint, paste
Dimensions: L. 187 cm (73 5/8 in)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Object Number: 25.3.11a, b
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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