Inner Coffin Box of Gautsoshen

Third Intermediate Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 126

Gautsoshen was apparently buried in a single coffin, along with a mummy board. The lid of the coffin was badly crushed by stones falling into the burial pit and was left in Egypt. The interior decoration of the box is dominated by a figure of the Goddess of the West, holding a crook and an ankh. Included in the vignettes on the sides of the exterior is a female figure, likely meant to represent Gautsoshen but labeled as Neith, adoring various gods.

Inner Coffin Box of Gautsoshen, Wood, gesso, paint

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Image 1: Box of Gautsoshen's Coffin (25.3.7)

Inner Coffin Box of Gautsoshen, Wood, gesso, paint
Inner Coffin Box of Gautsoshen, Wood, gesso, paint
Inner Coffin Box of Gautsoshen, Wood, gesso, paint

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