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Amenhotep I Deified

Reproduction of the interior decoration of a coffin belonging to an unknown person who lived during the Third Intermediate Period, c. 1070-945 BC.

About the Artwork

Reproduction of the interior decoration of a coffin belonging to an unknown person who lived during the Third Intermediate Period, c. 1070-945 BC. Most of the interior is taken up with the image of King Amenhotep I in the guise of the mummiform Osiris, who is attended by a priest in a panther skin, a human-headed ba-bird representing the spirit of the coffin's owner, and a crouching mourning woman.

Art Ref

DP045

Available to purchase as

DP01C - The Goddess Hathor and Seti Scene 3.jpg

Giclée Print

DP01C - The Goddess Hathor and Seti Scene 3.jpg

Object Record

Object Type

Coffin

Materials

Date

Period

Dynasty 21

Findspot

Theban Necropolis

Dimensions

Current Location

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object Number

People Depicted

Amenhotep I

Deities Depicted

Osiris

Animals Depicted

Lizard, Snake, Baboon, Bird, Jackal, Falcon, Vulture

Themes

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