An Ancient Egyptian mummy coffin lid from the a late period male anthropoid coffin, probably dating from the Ptolemiac Period 304 BC - 30 AD. It was excavated by the Graeco-Roman Branch of the Egypt Exploration Society at Sidment-el-Gebel. The main illustration in the centre shows a figure of the funerary goddess Nepthys with wings outstretched. In her hands she holds feathers similar to the feathers of Maat, the goddess of justice and truth. Below this scene is Anubis, the god of embalming and funerary rites, tending a traditional image of the mummy lying on a lion-headed bier. Below the images are sets of repeating hieroglyphics. The sides of the coffin are decorated with images of the four sons of Horus.
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