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Outer Coffin of Kamwese

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Description

Object Label: This coffin type developed from the rectangular type used for Princess Mayet, shown nearby. Kamwese’s is shaped like a shrine, but with runners along the bottom (perhaps used to transport the coffin from the embalming hall to the tomb). A human-shaped coffin was originally placed inside it. The images on each long side include a wadjet-eye, symbolizing completeness, positioned above a shrine and guardian deities and spells. The mourning goddesses Isis and Nephthys, on each short end, help associate the deceased with Osiris. Caption: Outer Coffin of Kamwese, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E.. Wood, pigment, 41 3/4 x 35 7/16 x 95 1/4 in. (106 x 90 x 242 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.15E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A painted wooden sarcophagus with depictions of human figures and hieroglyphs.

The artifact is a painted wooden sarcophagus featuring detailed representations of human figures standing in a row. The figures are adorned with traditional attire and are shown against a backdrop with hieroglyphic inscriptions. The sarcophagus is rectangular with stylized decorations and a lid that fits snugly on top. The use of color and line work is characteristic of Egyptian funerary art.

funerary Late Period good
Materials woodpaint
Signs Ankh ×4 Was sceptre ×2

Connections

Found at Thebes
Deities OsirisIsisNephthysWadjet
Materials WoodPaint

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.15E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 3933 tier-2
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