Sarcophagus-lid of the Vizier Sisebek British Museum EA 17. Schist.

January 25, 2017


Sarcophagus-lid of the Vizier Sisebek 
British Museum EA 17.
Schist.
26th dynasty, about 600 BC.
This cover is a good example of the best type of anthropoid sarcophagus. Across the chest is a figure of the goddess Nut, with a prayer for offerings in the two columns of hieroglyphs below

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