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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Coffin Fragment
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Coffin Fragment

AAT Object Techniquepainting (image-making)
AAT Object Form/Functionfragments (object portions)
AAT Object Form/Functioncoffins
Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodRoman Period
Date30 BCE-323 CE
MediumWood, gesso, pigment
Credit LineGift of Joseph A. Lewis II and Sofi Lewis
Dimensions4 7/8 x 14 1/4 x 1 in. (12.4 x 36.2 x 2.5 cm)
Object number2006.063.002A
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, June 2009 - Present
ProvenanceEx coll. Simon Ohan Simonian, Switzerland, from 1970s. Imported into United States, July 8, 2003. Ex coll. Joseph and Sofi Lewis, United States, purchased from Kevork Simonian [Nomis Antiquities], Van Nuys, California, 2006.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art