Fragment of face and wig of an anthropoid coffin
ALLARD PIERSON MUSEUM
Inv.no. APM 4076
Dating: NEW KINGDOM 1550-1069
Site: UNKNOWN
Category: COFFIN/SARCOPHAGUS LID
Materials: WOOD
Technique: PAINTED

Height: 41.5 cm
Width: 41 cm
Depth: 16.2 cm

Fragment of face and wig of an anthropoid coffin
The object is a fragment of the lid of an anthropoid coffin. The idealized face is round with large eyes and a somewhat broad nose. The wig, of which only the upper part is preserved, is adorned with two checkered fillets, interchanged with two rows of stylized petals. The hair is painted blue with black stripes and is not parted. On top of the wig, a winged sun disk is painted.