Digital Giza | Wood coffin and mummy

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7762

Rough wood coffin; put together with wood pegs, top consists of two thin bands pegged together underneath, contained bones of female child lying upon number of palm reeds, body wrapped on outside in usual tan colored linen tied in simple knot above ankles, cloth, quite strong, under cloth seemed to be garment of similar material but with lines of blue at edge woven into cloth as border. Illustration: Yes

ID

HUMFA_29-12-240
Department

Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification

Human remains
Findspot

Pit G 7762 S, resting on top of large anthropoid wooden coffin
Material

Wood, bone, cloth (linen)
Dimensions

Height: 21.6 cm Width: 21.5 cm Length: 100.7 cm
Credit Line

Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Date of Register Entry

[12/13/1929]
Remarks

This coffin was removed from burial chamber on December 13 (see diary Vol.24.p.1000); large painted anthropoid coffin removed on December 20 (see diary Vol.24.p.1008).