Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Ibis Coffin (Thoth) Tuna el-Gebel, Egypt
Description
Object Label: This elaborate ancient gilded ibis coffin contains a simple ibis mummy. Most coffins of this type have bronze heads and feet. Scientific testing suggests that the silver fittings seen here are quite likely modern replacements for original bronze fittings. Caption: Ibis Coffin (Thoth), 305–30 B.C.E.. Wood, silver, gold leaf, gesso, rock crystal, pigment, 16 3/4 x 8 x 22 in. (42.5 x 20.3 x 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 49.48a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth, photographer)) Tags Brooklyn Icons
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Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 49.48a-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 3532 tier-2
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