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Mummiform statuettes
The Cat Goddes
Sarcophagus of Peftjauauyaset
Fragment of the Book of the Dead of Pashed
Models for sculptor
Models for sculptor
Block statue of dignitar
Statue of Amenhotep III
Mummiform statuettes
The Cat Goddes
Sarcophagus of Peftjauauyaset
Fragment of the Book of the Dead of Pashed
Models for sculptor
Models for sculptor
Block statue of dignitar
Statue of Amenhotep III

Sarcophagus of Peftjauauyaset

Anonymous

Displayed in:

Egyptian Museum of Milan

Egyptian Museum of Milan

Piazza Castello , Milan

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The anthropoid sarcophagus and the coffin in which it was contained were donated by Giuseppe Acerbi, the general consul of Austria in Egypt, to the Brera Library in 1830. The sarcophagus belonged to a high-ranking individual, as can be deduced from the refined stylistic rendering of the face and its decorations. On the outer side, Nut, the goddess of the sky, is depicted with wings and holding the symbol of life (ankh), kneeling between the two sister goddesses, Isis and Nephthys. Below Nut, a vertical band of hieroglyphs is engraved, once filled with colored glass paste, with the name of the deceased. On the inner surface of the lid, on the sides of the goddess Nut, depicted lying down, a funerary ritual is depicted (the so-called Hourly Vigils), which marked the protection of the deceased after death, during the hours of day and night. Inside the sarcophagus is the goddess of the West, Imentet, representing the earth that receives the remains of the deceased. The coffin, of which only the lower part remains, is painted only on the outside with funerary deities placed on various registers.
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Title: Sarcophagus of Peftjauauyaset

Author: Anonymous

Date: 7th century BC

Technique: Stuccoed and painted cedar wood

Displayed in: Egyptian Museum of Milan

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