Sarcophagus, 21st Dyn. Cover of chest E.058843D Model
Sarcophagus, 21st Dyn. Cover of chest E.05884
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More model informationInner chest of anonymous lady Painted on stucco (plaster) Third Intermediate Period, 21st dynasty (c. 1069-945 BCE) Second cachet of Deir el-Bahari (Bab el-Gasoes)
On the coffin, the sun rises from a lotus flower, as it did at the beginning of time. To rise again each day, the sun god Re had to unite with the death god Osiris at night, symbolising the cyclical regeneration of nature. On the coffin, this ‘reunited ba’ is illustrated by the sun god Re-Horachte with a ram’s head. Indeed, in Ancient Egyptian, the ram could be rendered as ‘ba’
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Jan 28th 2024
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