Inner Coffin Inscribed for Ankhesmut (used by Nesitaset)
Description
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, reign of Psusennes II, ca. 969–959 B.C. Wood, paint, paste. L. 192 cm (75 9/16 in.). From: Tomb MMA 60, Chamber, Burial of Nesitaset (Ch1), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1923–24. Subject: Coffins. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1925.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A narrow, painted anthropoid coffin with the face and broad collar rendered at the top, and dense hieroglyphic decoration/text running down the body.
The image shows the upper and most of an inner anthropoid coffin (or coffin shell) oriented front-on. The painted head includes a human face with inset eyes, a wig-like headdress/hood extending down the sides, and a broad collar around the neck. Below the collar, the coffin is covered with tightly packed painted hieroglyphic bands and decorative motifs (including rows of repeated elements) across the torso and extending toward the lower portion. No clear cartouches or royal titulary are legible in this resolution. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The surface appears to be a wood coffin covered with paint/paste layers; chips and abrasion are visible, with the painted surface partially worn.
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