ECM.1852-2010
Parts
Object number
ECM.1852-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
Ancient Egyptian lidded box
Description
Ancient Egyptian faience funerary box / miniature coffin, possibly a container for a shawabti (shabti)
Other number
10
15
81
1785
15
81
1785
Description
Dimensions
Height: 6.5cm
Width: 6.2cm
Width: 6.2cm
Material
Faience
Physical description
Rectangular faience trinket box, the base composed of five panels, thickly glazed in blue on outer surface only, glued together along their bevelled edges; flat lid, again glazed only on its outer surface, with edges bevelled to fit in position
Production
Date
BC 1976-1794
History and association
Associated person
Myers, William Joseph, 1858 - 1899 (Compiler)
Object history note
Exhibited at the Roemer-und Pelizaeus Museum, Hildesheim, Germany, "Meisterwerke agyptischer kunst schatze aus dem Myers Museum an Eton College", April 2004 - January 2005
Field collection
Collection place
Egypt
