Dublin Core
Title
coffin inner.coffin mummy.coffin Ta-khar
Identifier
Description
Inner coffin with both with base and lid. Lid of coffin painted and inscribed, mask of head raised. Inner coffin and the mummy of Ta-khar were originally in an outer coffin (outer coffin on display in S09). The mummy was probably found at Qft or Luxor, and came to Marischal College in the 17th century, via al Quseir (Cosseir) and Bombay.
Creator
Forbes,C Sir
Date
Dates: Early: -310 Late: 150 Period: Ptolemaic
Relation
wood sycamore.wood paint
Format
Dimensions: L(inner coffin): 1675 mm
Coverage
Africa Egypt
Abstract
1821. A fine Egyptian mummy presented by Sir C Forbes. The mummy has a double coffin, & came from Cosseir to Bombay, & thence to England.
This inner mummy case of the Ptolemaic period enclosed the mummy of an adult female of middle to old age. She is known to be named Ta-khar, the daughter of Tha-en-meh(?). The mummy is wrapped in brown linen. Mummy cloths of linen(?) decorated with turquoise and white painted designs were laid on the chest and on her side. The X-ray of the mummy shows most of her teeth are missing and there is arthritic growth on the spine, both indicating her advanced age. The viscera appear to have been removed and put in a package placed between the legs. The mummified body in its inner case was originally enclosed in a mummiform outer coffin of sycamore wood. Both coffins are decorated with figures, hieroglyphs and friezes of coloured rectangles. The paint is red, green, black and white. The raised face and hair have been depicted and painted in a stylized way. The mummy and coffins date from the Ptolemaic period between 300BC and 150AD, when there was Greek and Roman rule in Egypt. The age of the deceased is not evident from her depiction on the coffin.
This inner mummy case of the Ptolemaic period enclosed the mummy of an adult female of middle to old age. She is known to be named Ta-khar, the daughter of Tha-en-meh(?). The mummy is wrapped in brown linen. Mummy cloths of linen(?) decorated with turquoise and white painted designs were laid on the chest and on her side. The X-ray of the mummy shows most of her teeth are missing and there is arthritic growth on the spine, both indicating her advanced age. The viscera appear to have been removed and put in a package placed between the legs. The mummified body in its inner case was originally enclosed in a mummiform outer coffin of sycamore wood. Both coffins are decorated with figures, hieroglyphs and friezes of coloured rectangles. The paint is red, green, black and white. The raised face and hair have been depicted and painted in a stylized way. The mummy and coffins date from the Ptolemaic period between 300BC and 150AD, when there was Greek and Roman rule in Egypt. The age of the deceased is not evident from her depiction on the coffin.