Lid of a priestess's coffin, Casa de Alhajas, Plaza de San Martin, Madrid

Polychromed wood, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, (1570 - 1293 BC)

Coffin lid of a womwn wearing a trpartite wigand usekh collar ending in lotuses from which the hands emerge Different funerary deities are depicted on the surface.

 

The Daughters of the Nile:Women in Ancient Egypt. The material for this exhibition comes from museums all over the world. However my photographic record, although comprehensive, is incomplete because not all the lending institutions permit photos!

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