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Coffin of Nesykhonsu

Coffin of Nesykhonsu

c. 976–889 BCE
(1069–715 BCE)
gessoed and painted sycamore fig
Overall: 70 cm (27 9/16 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.714.a
Location: 107 Egyptian

Did You Know?

Two of Nesykhonsu's titles, "Lady of the House" and "Singer of the Choir of Mut the Great," are written on the outside of the coffin.

Description

Egyptian coffins told stories and illustrated spells to help the deceased transition safely to the afterlife. Inside Nesykhonsu's coffin there are two jackals, one facing right and the other left, near the top. Here, the jackal represents the powerful deity Anubis, the god of the afterlife and embalming.
  • Thebes, probably Deir el-Bahri. Purchased from Joseph Hassan Ahmed, Luxor, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
  • Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 325-335, Color p. 60; Mentioned: p. 325-337
    Kozloff, Arielle P. Egypt’s Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and his world. Cleveland : Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1992. Reproduced: fig. XI.6, p. 334
  • Inaugural Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).
    CMA 1916, no. 87, p. 213
  • {{cite web|title=Coffin of Nesykhonsu|url=false|author=|year=c. 976–889 BCE|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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