Limestone of low quality. Crudely fashioned with rough walls and rounded corners. The inside has also been roughed carved out in an oval shape. The lid is a rough rectangle shape with some layers flaking off. No signs of smoothing. Inside the box wrapped blocks of mud (?) or organic material (?), nearly black in color.
Donor:
Donald Heyneman
Collection place:
Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Egypt
Collector:
Donald Heyneman
Materials:
Limestone
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Boxes (containers) and Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
August 6, 1975
Context of use:
Funerary equipment
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 7.5 centimeters, width 11 centimeters, and length 15 centimeters