Coffin of Isetweret

Ptolemaic Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 133

The coffin’s inscription tells us that its owner was the woman Isetweret and that her father, a priest, was called Wenpasherymin and her mother Iretenhapiaat. Isetweret lived in Akhmim, an important religious and cultural center in the Ptolemaic Period that was closely connected to the fertility god Min. The face of the coffin is nicely modelled and its bright color stands out against the dark hair and body.

Coffin of Isetweret, Painted and gessoed wood

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Coffin of Isetweret, Painted and gessoed wood
Coffin of Isetweret, Painted and gessoed wood
Coffin of Isetweret, Painted and gessoed wood
Coffin of Isetweret, Painted and gessoed wood
Coffin of Isetweret, Painted and gessoed wood
Coffin of Isetweret, Painted and gessoed wood
Coffin of Isetweret, Painted and gessoed wood
Coffin of Isetweret, Painted and gessoed wood
Coffin of Isetweret, Painted and gessoed wood

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