Ancient coffin
Detail from the Coffin of a child.
This coffin probably can be dated to the early phase of the Gamhud cemetery. According to the inscription running on the lower half of the lid, its owner was a girl, whose name may have been Tahyris. The carving is crude. The scenes and inscriptions covering the outer surfaces are not carefully executed but clearly attest experienced craftmanship.
Ptolemaic Period, from Gamhud.
inv. 51.2002.1-2
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
Ancient coffin
Detail from the Coffin of a child.
This coffin probably can be dated to the early phase of the Gamhud cemetery. According to the inscription running on the lower half of the lid, its owner was a girl, whose name may have been Tahyris. The carving is crude. The scenes and inscriptions covering the outer surfaces are not carefully executed but clearly attest experienced craftmanship.
Ptolemaic Period, from Gamhud.
inv. 51.2002.1-2
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.