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Sarcophagus lid of Takhonsuiiua

Ptolemaic Period
3rd–2nd century B.C.
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Sarcophagus lid of Takhonsuiiua
  • Period: Ptolemaic Period
  • Date: 3rd–2nd century B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Akhmim (Khemmis, Panopolis), Egyptian Antiquities Service/Maspero excavations 1885–86
  • Medium: Limestone
  • Dimensions: L. 170 × W. 56 × D. 29 cm, 317.5 kg (66 15/16 × 22 1/16 × 11 7/16 in., 700 lb.)
  • Credit Line: Funds from various donors, 1886
  • Object Number: 86.1.43
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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