Egypt, Thebes, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22 / c. 976–889 BCE
Coffin of Nesykhonsu
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Coffin of Nesykhonsu as funerary equipment (Egypt, Thebes, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22 · c. 976–889 BCE).
Two of Nesykhonsu's titles, "Lady of the House" and "Singer of the Choir of Mut the Great," are written on the outside of the coffin.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this funerary equipment as gessoed and painted sycamore fig.
The museum's collection notes: Egyptian coffins told stories and illustrated spells to help the deceased transition safely to the afterlife. Inside Nesykhonsu's coffin there are two jackals, one facing right and the other left, near the top. Here, the jackal represents the powerful deity Anubis, the god of the afterlife and embalming.
FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
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