Egypt, Thebes, Dynasty 18, Amenophis III, 1390-1353 BC.
sycamore, plaster, resin, gold foil, glass and pigment
Henut-Wedjebu was "Mistress of the House and Songtress of Amun" in the temple of Amun in Karnak. She was probably married to Hatiay, the "Scribe and Granary-Overseer of the Mansion of Aten," in whose tomb this coffin was found. Hatiay's similar coffin is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. With such quality of workmanship and elaborately gilt surfaces, they must have been among the most luxurious coffins of their time. The decoration of the coffin consists of black resin over which inscriptions and figural and facial details are built up in plaster and covered with gold foil. The eyes are inlaid with glass, the chest is covered with a beaded broad collar. Below it rests the winged figure of the goddess Nut. The hieroglyphic inscriptions taken from the Book of the Dead descend the center of the coffin: additional strips cross the center band and run down the sides of the coffin, dividing the sides into five panels. The gods represented in each panel are included to protect and preserve Henut-Wejebu's body.
sycamore, plaster, resin, gold foil, glass and pigment
Henut-Wedjebu was "Mistress of the House and Songtress of Amun" in the temple of Amun in Karnak. She was probably married to Hatiay, the "Scribe and Granary-Overseer of the Mansion of Aten," in whose tomb this coffin was found. Hatiay's similar coffin is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. With such quality of workmanship and elaborately gilt surfaces, they must have been among the most luxurious coffins of their time. The decoration of the coffin consists of black resin over which inscriptions and figural and facial details are built up in plaster and covered with gold foil. The eyes are inlaid with glass, the chest is covered with a beaded broad collar. Below it rests the winged figure of the goddess Nut. The hieroglyphic inscriptions taken from the Book of the Dead descend the center of the coffin: additional strips cross the center band and run down the sides of the coffin, dividing the sides into five panels. The gods represented in each panel are included to protect and preserve Henut-Wejebu's body.
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