Smithsonian — NMNH - Anthropology Dept. (NMNHANTHRO) · statue
Tomb Ceiling Fragment (Stars)
Description
From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Ceiling fragment, c. 1850 BC. Starry skies painted on the ceiling of an elite Egyptian's tomb opened the heavens to the deceased, allowing him to join the gods as one of the stars. | From card: "From Lahun, XII Dynasty, gift of Egypitan [sic, Egyptian] Research Account, 1914, limestone. Exhibit, Hall 26, 1976." | Presumably excavated in 1914 by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt (BSAE) which was established by Flinders Petrie. | 12 Mar 2018 | 1
Cross-references (1)
- Smithsonian-ARK ark:/65665/3433aee80-1cab-4e49-aa17-d3c821c497f3 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Smithsonian — NMNH - Anthropology Dept. (NMNHANTHRO).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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