Details
5412 in. (137.7 cm.) long
Provenance
with Mathias Komor (1909-1984), New York (Inv. no. C707).
Myron L. (1919-1981) and Nancy R. (1921-2019) Mayer, New York, acquired from the above, 1968; thence by descent to the current owner.
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This panel is from the back of a large anthropoid coffin and adorned with the goddess Nut standing with her bent arm outstretched. She wears a long garment ornamented in zigzag pattern and her identifying nw-jar atop her head that forms a part of her name. Similar examples are known from Abusir el-Meleq and Gamhud, with the zigzag pattern especially frequent at the latter site. The curved lines of Nut’s nose, mouth, and chin, as well as the detailing of her ear are characteristic of the period, as are the knot and fringe of the top of her dress. For related examples, see pp. 415-433 in A. Küffer, "Tracing the History of a Coffin and Its Mummy: The Burial Equipment from Gamhud at the Museum of Ethnology in Burgdorf (Switzerland),” in J.H. Taylor and M. eds., Ancient Egyptian Coffins: Craft Traditions and Functionality.

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