ECM.1-2026
Parts
Object number
ECM.1-2026
Object type
Identification
Title
Coffin lid belonging to Amenhotep III (Overseer of buildings)
Title Type
Common name
Description
Anthropoid coffin lid
Description
Dimensions
height: 1120cm
width: 300cm
width: 300cm
Material
wood
Production
People
Date
1500BC
History and association
Associated person
Object history note
Probably excavated in Thebes, Egypt, before 1890.
Collection of Joseph William Myers by the late 19th century.
Collection of Joseph William Myers by the late 19th century.
Previous ownership
Myers, William Joseph, 1858 - 1899: bequested to Eton College Museums in 1900 upon the death of Joseph William Myers.
Usage note
Funerary