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Inner coffin of Tapeni

Of the three sisters, Tapeni is the only one who died at a mature age. Both her embalming, which included complete evisceration, and the decoration of her outer coffin were performed more accurately than for her sisters. The inner coffin is densely covered with texts, interrupted only by small pictures of deities and of the mummy with the soul-bird (the ba). On the foot is the Apis bull carrying the mummy, on the breast the sky-goddess Nut and the djed pillar, symbol of Osiris, lord of the netherworld.

Cat. 2215/01
Wood, paint
lid 191 x 55 x 29 cm
box 191 x 55 x 16 cm
722–664 BCE
Late Period
Twenty-fifth Dynasty
Thebes (?)
Drovetti collection, 1824
Sala 11 Vetrina 03
  • “Catalogue de la collect. d'antiq. de mons. le chev. Drovetti, a 1822”, in Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione (a cura di), Documenti inediti per servire alla storia dei Musei d'Italia, vol. 3, Firenze - Roma 1880
    Tipo=Atti di congressi SottoTipo=Monografia o Opere Autore= Titolo=Catalogue de la collect. d'antiq. de mons. le chev. Drovetti, a 1822 Sottotiolo=Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione (a cura di) In=Documenti inediti per servire alla storia dei Musei d'Italia Collana= Opera= Luogo=vol. 3, Firenze - Roma Anno=1880 Menzionato= Illustrazione=
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