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Object name(s):
coffin; Egyptian Coffin
Brief description:
This coffin is crafted from a single piece of cedar and is covered in linen impregnated with plaster. Predominantly painted white, it has a figure with eyes that are partly made from volcanic glass and surrounded with bronze. Further down, “perfectly modelled” knees indicate that the coffin must have originally contained someone important – either the child of a pharaoh or the offspring of a government minister.
Collection:
Torquay Museum
Material:
Wood, painted plaster
Object name:
coffin; Egyptian Coffin
Object number:
A5545
Reproduction number:
A5545.jpg
Responsible department/section:
Archaeology

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/40789688-33b1-3b0a-95d4-9b33704acc62

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/40789688-33b1-3b0a-95d4-9b33704acc62, Torquay Museum, CC BY-NC

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