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Coffin of Wah

Middle Kingdom
ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 105
Wah's coffin was made of a coniferous wood (cedar or spruce) and painted yellow. Offering texts were written on the lid and around the upper edge of the box. A pair of eyes was also painted at the head end of the coffin's proper left side, as was customary in the Middle Kingdom.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Coffin of Wah
  • Period: Middle Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 12
  • Reign: early reign of Amenemhat I
  • Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Wah (MMA 1102), MMA excavations, 1920
  • Medium: Coniferous wood (spruce or cedar), paint
  • Dimensions: l. 217 cm (85 7/16 in.); w. 65 cm (25 9/16 in); h. 83.5 (32 7/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.3.202a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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