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Painted coffin shroud
Egyptian
New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18–early Dynasty 19
1400–1279 B.C..
Medium/Technique
Polychromed, gessoed linen
Dimensions
Height x width: 32.4 x 26 cm (12 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Stevenson Smith Fund
Accession Number1981.657
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Mummy trappings
DescriptionPainted and gessoed linen coffin shroud depicting the deceased seated and wearing a long folded kilt and broad collar, his left hand reaching out to a table of offerings. Two columns of hieroglyphs, painted black, read: "Anubis, lord of Re-Setau, may he allow a smelling of the sweet breeze of the north."
ProvenanceBy 1981: Swiss private collection; 1981: purchased by the MFA through McAlpine Ancient Art, London, at Christie's, London auction December 10, 1981 (no. 361, cat. p. 76).