Outer Coffin of Khonsu The Servitor in the Place of Truth, Khonsu, the son of Sennedjem and Iineferty, was buried in his fathers tomb. His mummy, covered by a mummy mask and laid in the wooden inner coffin, indicated that he was between fifty and sixty yeas old at his death. This coffin shows the deceased wearing a tripartite striated wig and holding in his right hand the djed symbol for stability, and tit, for protection, in his left. For the inner coffin of Khonsu see 86.1.2a, b. Other objects in the collection that were discovered in the same tomb are numbered 86.1.1–86.1.29. Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside Dynasty: Dynasty 19 Reign: reign of Ramesses II Date: ca. 1279–1213 B.C. Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Deir el-Medina, Tomb of Sennedjem (TT 1), Maspero Excavations 1885–1886 Medium: Wood, gesso, paint, varnish Dimensions: h. 200 cm (78 3/4 in) Credit Line: Funds from various donors, 1886 Accession Number: 86.1.1a, b MMA
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