Oslo C47713 21a Dynasty, Thebes Site Index coffins Index Network Index |
Intellectual property of Anders Bettum, University of Oslo, Norway, Faculty of
Humanities, Dept. of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages: You may use this
material for non-commercial academic purposes, giving a credit to Mr. Bettum.
CESRAS thanks Mr. Bettum for his kind participation in our continuing study of
21a Dynasty (1070-945 BCE) Theban coffins.
erl/cesras/Feb2010
Humanities, Dept. of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages: You may use this
material for non-commercial academic purposes, giving a credit to Mr. Bettum.
CESRAS thanks Mr. Bettum for his kind participation in our continuing study of
21a Dynasty (1070-945 BCE) Theban coffins.
erl/cesras/Feb2010
Original photographs by Anders Bettum, University of Oslo, Norway
Digital processing by Edward Loring, CESRAS, Moscow, Feb.2010
Variations in colour and quality resulted from the usual unfavorable conditions for museum photography. As a coffin is
not a plane surface, the hand-held camera angles for each element of the composition shown below are different and
have produced different results.
Scroll down and right for artist's
reconstructions and right side of the coffin
Digital processing by Edward Loring, CESRAS, Moscow, Feb.2010
Variations in colour and quality resulted from the usual unfavorable conditions for museum photography. As a coffin is
not a plane surface, the hand-held camera angles for each element of the composition shown below are different and
have produced different results.
Scroll down and right for artist's
reconstructions and right side of the coffin
Foot end, left side of tub; detailed iconography as pictured above
Inner coffin of Anchesenmut (?) found in the "2nd Cache" Bab el-Gasus in 1891. Presented by
the Egyptian Government in 1893; ex Cairo JE29703; The Museum of Cultural History, Oslo,
Norway, InvNo.:C47713
Dating middle of the 21a Theban Dynasty of the High Priests of Amun
Wood covered with gesso and painted on a light yellow wash; Lid Niwinski type III-a
Lit.: A. Niwinski, 21st Dynasty Coffins from Thebes, Mainz, 1988 p.162 No.319
For Interior decoration of this coffin click here.
the Egyptian Government in 1893; ex Cairo JE29703; The Museum of Cultural History, Oslo,
Norway, InvNo.:C47713
Dating middle of the 21a Theban Dynasty of the High Priests of Amun
Wood covered with gesso and painted on a light yellow wash; Lid Niwinski type III-a
Lit.: A. Niwinski, 21st Dynasty Coffins from Thebes, Mainz, 1988 p.162 No.319
For Interior decoration of this coffin click here.
Left side of coffin
Right side of coffin
Artist's reconstruction of left side of coffin shown in
original photos above
ERL/CESRAS/0610
original photos above
ERL/CESRAS/0610
Artist's reconstruction
will be posted for the
August page-of-the-month
will be posted for the
August page-of-the-month