Coffin of Nesmin

Ptolemaic Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 133

This coffin belonged to Nesmin, who was a priest for the god Min in Akhmim. The names of Nesmin's parents are given in the coffin's inscriptions; his father was a priest called Djedhor and Nesmin's mother was a musician for Min called Tadiaset. The coffin was bought from the Egyptian government in 1886 together with Nesmin's mummified body (86.1.51).

Link to a blog post
The Mummy of Nesmin: A Closer Look

Coffin of Nesmin, Plastered, painted, and gilded wood

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Coffin of Nesmin, Plastered, painted, and gilded wood
Coffin of Nesmin, Plastered, painted, and gilded wood
Coffin of Nesmin, Plastered, painted, and gilded wood
Coffin of Nesmin, Plastered, painted, and gilded wood
Coffin of Nesmin, Plastered, painted, and gilded wood
Coffin of Nesmin, Plastered, painted, and gilded wood
Coffin of Nesmin, Plastered, painted, and gilded wood

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