Coffin Lid of Tawaher
The Chantress of Amen-Re, Tawaher, was a daughter of a priest and official named Diskhonsu and his wife Ruru. On each side of this, the lid of what would have been her outer coffin, is a figure of Tawaher before a pile of offerings, and an image of the sun god in one of the barques in which he traveled through the day or night sky. The inscriptions are funerary spells meant to help Tawaher achieve eternal life as a blessed spirit.
Artwork Details
- Title: Coffin Lid of Tawaher
- Period: Late Period, Saite
- Dynasty: Dynasty 26
- Date: 664–525 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Egyptian Antiquities Service excavations, 1885–86; Probably from Upper Egypt, Thebes
- Medium: Wood, gesso, paint
- Dimensions: L. 165 cm (64 15/16 in); W. 40 cm (15 3/4 in)
- Credit Line: Funds from various donors, 1886
- Object Number: 86.1.30
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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