ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Coffin Board of Tanakhtnettahat/Ta-Aset

AAT Object Form/Functionmummy cases

AAT Object Techniquepainting (image-making)

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodThird Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21

Date1076-944 BCE

MediumWood, pigment

Credit LineCharlotte Lichirie Collection of Egyptian Art

Dimensions66 15/16 x 14 3/16 x 3 3/4 in. (170 x 36 x 9.5 cm)

Object number1999.001.017B

Label TextDuring the 21st Dynasty, some coffins were outfitted with a coffin board, which looked like and served as a secondary lid with more decorative elements to protect the mummy. Especially potent here is the central band of winged scarabs and pectoral ornaments flanked by deities. This coffin board is uninscribed but appears to have been executed by a hand similar to that of the coffin lid, suggesting it was a part of the original assemblage.
A 3D model of the coffin's 3 elements is available here

Exhibition HistoryJuly Egyptian Preview, Michael C. Carlos Museum, July 18 - 20, 1999
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - Present
Published ReferencesPeter Lacovara, "The New Galleries of Egyptian and Near Eastern Art at the Michael C. Carlos Museum," Minerva 12 (September/October 2001): 9-16.
Peter Lacovara and Betsy Teasley Trope, The Realm of Osiris (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2001), 49-50.
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 22-23.
Susan Jaques, A Love for the Beautiful: Discovering America's Hidden Art Museums (Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 2012), 43.
Yasmin El Shazly, American Research Center in Egypt. "Coffin of Tanakhtnettahat". (October 2020). https://www.arce.org/coffin-tanakhtnettahat
Associated 3D Model: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/coffin-of-the-lady-tanakhtnettahat-3bee7fdea04e49eb889aa840dd2c4d08

ProvenanceEx coll. Niagara Falls Museum, Niagara Falls, Canada. Purchased by MCCM from William Jamieson (1954-2011) [Golden Chariot Productions], Toronto, Canada.

Status

On view

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