Lid from a Sarcophagus

• Medium: Terracotta, painted
• Geographical Location: Gebel Silsilis, Egypt
• Dates: ca. 1292-1075 B.C.E.
• Dynasty: XIX Dynasty-XX Dynasty
• Period: New Kingdom-Ramesside Period
• Dimensions: 25 x 16 1/2 x 7 3/4 in., 40 lb. (63.5 x 41.9 x 19.7 cm)
• Collection: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
• Exhibitions:
  • To Live Forever: Art and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt (February 12, 2010 through May 2, 2010)
• Accession Number: 37.1518E
• Image: 37.1518E_PS1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2006

Catalogue Description:
Lid from a man’s terracotta ‘slipper coffin’, pierced around the edges for attachment. The face is strongly modelled, with prominent painted eyes and a small false beard. A tripartite wig surrounds the face.