Osiris coffin of a child, Upper Egypt, Roman Period. Watercolor painting by Eleanor H. Suplee.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Upper Egypt
Culture or time period:
Roman Empire (27 BC–395 AD)
Maker or artist:
Eleanor H. Suplee
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Person depicted:
Osiris (Egyptian deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Watercolors (paintings)
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
height 38 centimeters and width 25.5 centimeters
Comment:
Original is in the British Museum (Brit. Mus. 22938) This painting belongs to the group of paintings by Suplee now numbered 17-552—17-563 (formerly numbered 8-4515–8-4525). When the paintings were accessioned they were numbered 8-4515–8-4528. All but the last three paintings were later renumbered.