Box Coffin and Rope
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 2649–2465 BCE
Medium: Wood (tamarisk), pigment, fiber
Dimensions: L. 87 cm (34 1/4 in.); W. 54 cm (21 1/4 in.); H. 59 cm (23 1/4 in.)
Country: Egypt
Period: Old Kingdom
Themes: Coffins
Gift of The Egyptian Research Account and British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1912
Date range
-2649 – -2465
Largest dimension
87.0 cm
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