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Mummy Board of Iineferty

New Kingdom, Ramesside
ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 126
The Mistress of the House, Iineferty, was buried in an anthropoid wooden coffin (86.1.5a, b). A wooden cover, sometimes called a "mummy board," was placed over the body. This mummy board is carved and painted to represent the deceased as if she were alive and dressed in a long white pleated gown. Other objects in the collection that were discovered in the same tomb can be viewed here.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mummy Board of Iineferty
  • Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 19
  • Reign: reign of Ramesses II
  • Date: ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Medina, Tomb of Sennedjem (TT 1), Egyptian Antiquities Service/Maspero excavations, 1885–86
  • Medium: Wood, gesso, paint, varnish
  • Dimensions: H. 181 cm (71 1/4 in.)
  • Credit Line: Funds from various donors, 1886
  • Object Number: 86.1.5c
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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3490. Coffin of the Mistress of the House, Iineferty

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