Coffin of Wenuhotep
Ancient Egyptian
Third Intermediate–Late Period, late Dynasty 25–early Dynasty 26, about 675–600 BCE
Medium
Wood, textile, and pigment
Dimensions
44.1 × 181 × 51.4 cm (17 3/8 × 71 1/4 × 20 1/4 in.)
Classification
coffin
Department
Arts of Africa
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
135127
About the Artist
Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian artists, a collective of highly skilled artisans spanning over three millennia from the Predynastic period (c. 6000–3150 BC) to the Roman era (30 BC–4th century AD), produced some of humanity's most enduring masterpieces. These anonymous craftsmen, often organized in state-sponsored workshops, lived in dedicated communities like Deir el-Medina near Luxor during the New Kingdom (c....