Coffin of Nesykhonsu

Cleveland Museum of Art

Coffin of Nesykhonsu

Date
c. 976–889 BCE
Medium
gessoed and painted sycamore fig
Culture
Egypt, Thebes, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22
Department
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
94189

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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. 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.

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Credit line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Provenance
Thebes, probably Deir el-Bahri. Purchased from Joseph Hassan Ahmed, Luxor, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent

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    Ancient Egyptian Personal Objects

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