In this detailed view of an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus, the intricate craftsmanship of ancient funerary art is on full display.

In this detailed view of an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus, the intricate craftsmanship of ancient funerary art is on full display. The wooden layers of the coffin are delicately painted with hieroglyphs and scenes from Egyptian mythology, likely meant to guide the deceased safely into the afterlife. The nested coffins are a testament to the elaborate burial practices of the time, with the sarcophagus often symbolizing a protective embrace around the deceased.
This image highlights not only the beauty of ancient Egyptian art but also the cultural significance placed on death and the afterlife. The sarcophagus likely housed a high-ranking individual, whose journey through the afterlife was believed to be protected by divine forces. Such artifacts are often seen in museums today, like the Egyptian Museum in Cairo or other major collections worldwide, reminding visitors of the profound connection between life, death, and the divine in ancient Egypt

Inner coffin of Ankhshepenwepet

Inner coffin of Ankhshepenwepet | Third Intermediate Period | The  Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Singer of the Residence of Amun, Ankhshepenwepet, was buried in a tomb within the precinct of Hatshepsut’s temple in Deir el-Bahri. The burial was plundered and no traces were left of her mummy, which would have been placed in the inner coffin.

The inner coffin of Ankhshepenwepet has a new shape which was developed during Dynasty 25. It is broader, with square shoulders and an over-sized head. On her head she wears a lappet wig (the hair painted blue), and a vulture headdress formerly worn by only queens and goddesses. The decoration on the lid includes the scene of the weighing of the heart from the Book of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ, and below it, for the first time on coffins, the mummy is depicted. It lies on an embalmer’s bed and a ba-bird, symbolizing Ankhshepenwepet’s spirit, hovers above it (see detail pH๏τo). Beneath the bed are two groups of objects; four canopic jars and four viscera bundles (containing the internal organs). The fact that the bundles are depicted suggests that the jars are “dummy” canopic jars, like the ones in Ankhshepenwepet’s tomb (25.3.205a-d).

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