Linen Chest Reused as a Child's Coffin
Unknown Artist
ca. 1479–1400 B.C.
Medium
Wood, whitewash
Dimensions
L. 50.5 cm (19 7/8 in.); W. 29.8 cm (11 3/4 in.); H. 20.2 cm (7 15/16 in.); Lid: Th. 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Classification
Coffin, child's (linen chest)
Period
New Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1912
Accession Number
12.181.209a, b
Tags
Coffins