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Basic Information | Accession Number: | 1974A51 |
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Collection: | Antiquities - Ancient Egypt |
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Notes | This coffin lid is made out of terracotta and marks on the inside show that it was made on a wheel. Slipper coffins were first popular in Palestine. Some Egyptians then adopted them as a fashion for their own burial. They are called slipper coffins because, apart from the lid, they were made in one piece and the mummy slid into them rather like a foot into a slipper. The lid then closed the gap to fully seal the coffin. | Purchased from Moger Ancient Art, 1974. |
Further Information | Production Period: | New Kingdom |
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Material(s): | Pottery |
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Place of Origin: | Egypt |
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Place of Excavation: | Egypt |
Dimensions | Height: | 57 cm |
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Width: | 40 cm |
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Depth: | 30 cm |
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