Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue

Miniature coffin for funerary figurine of Queen Neferu Middle KingdomDeir el-Bahri

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Description

Miniature coffin, Queen Neferu. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, reign of Mentuhotep II, early, ca. 2051–2030 B.C. Painted wood. L. 22 cm (8 11/16 in); w. 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in); h. 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in). From: Tomb of Neferu (TT 319, MMA 31), corridor, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1923–24. Subject: Coffins. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1925.

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Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Materials Painted Wood

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116413520 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 25.3.244b, c tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544338 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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