Wooden anthropoid coffin. Inscription running down center of lid. Determined by Kea Johnston to probably be the outer coffin of Iwefaa (6-19928, 12-11039). According to Kea Johnston, "This coffin belonged to a man named Iwefaa, whose name is inserted in the middle of the spells written in the two columns on the front. This coffin is likely the outer coffin for PAHMA 6-19928 based on the similarity of the owner's name, unusual costume, and the paleography of the inscription. Both coffins were purchased on the antiquities market by George Reisner for Phoebe A Hearst. However, stylistically, they are very similar to a set of coffins known to have come from the site of Akhmim, which was excavated in the 1880s by Gaston Maspero, and which has heavily looted for the antiquities market during this decade." "The pectoral vignette between the text and the collar shows the deceased standing before squatting baboon and is the source of our logo. The hieroglyph for 'sky' is above their heads, and the side borders are formed by a pyramid and the symbol for the West.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Akhmim, Upper Egypt
Culture or time period:
25th Dynasty of Egypt (747–656 BC) and 26th Dynasty of Egypt (664–525 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Person depicted:
Thoth (Egyptian deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coffins
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
interior of base— width 30 centimeters, exterior overall— width 66 centimeters, interior of base— length 188 centimeters, interior of base— depth 26 centimeters, interior of base— depth 40 centimeters, interior of base— length 155 centimeters, interior of base— width 51 centimeters, interior of base— width 36.5 centimeters, interior of base— depth 14 centimeters, and exterior overall— length 204 centimeters
Comment:
For additional information, see: http://3dcoffins.berkeley.edu/coffins/pahma-6-19912