File:Harrogate Sarcophagus from Thebes - head and shoulders - HARGM11045.JPG

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The Harrogate Sarcophagus from Thebes   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
The Harrogate Sarcophagus from Thebes
Description

Head and shoulders view of the front of a sarcophagus. Mummy case in the form of a mummified man, entirely covered with hieroglyphs and complicated decorations. The crossing red braces denote a priest. The hieroglyphs may be illiterate. Internally depicts a series of gods.

Mummy Sarcophagi for an unknown priest. The Mummy Case, highly decorated inside and out, displays the raised hands characteristic of Funerary fashions of the 21st dynasty. Excavated in Thebes, the case is of a very high standard, although the hieroglyphs are indecipherable, and no name has been recovered. Donated by Benjamin Kent in 1969
Date circa 1070
date QS:P571,+1070-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
=945 B.C.E.
Medium Mixed materials; wood, plaster and paint. Tip of nose and beard are modern replacements. The interior shows the effect of decay and woodworm. This has been treated in 1975-76.
institution QS:P195,Q7374742
Current location
Egyptology
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Place of creation Thebes, Egypt
Object history Excavated in Thebes
Credit line Courtesy of Harrogate Museums and Arts
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