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Sarcophagus of Hapmen

Sarcophagus of Hapmen





Artist : Anonymous

Model : Nout

Date : near 600 B.C.

Sizes : 2.74 m x 1.19 m x 1.4 m
Material : Granite
Acquisition : Gift of King George III (1802)
British Museum
Egyptian sculpture
Ground Floor - Section 4
Item 22 on 62
Ancient Egypt
Sculpture

Area related
Egypte

Description   

Exterior reliefs and texts include figures of Isis and Nephthys at foot and head, Anubis (shown twice) and the Four Sons of Horus, udjat-eyes and part of Chapter 72 of the Book of the Dead. The floor has the body of the goddess Nut, on the inner walls are frieze of major Egyptian deities.
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Sarcophagus of Hapmen
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