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Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art: Lid from a Sarcophagus

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Lid from a Sarcophagus

Medium: Terracotta, painted
Possible Place Collected: 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)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 37.1518E
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Image: Overall, 37.1518E_PS1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007

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