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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Beard from a Coffin

ca. 1075–712 B.C.E.

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Caption

Beard from a Coffin, ca. 1075–712 B.C.E.. Wood, pigment, 6 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (16.5 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2041.14E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Beard from a Coffin

Date

ca. 1075–712 B.C.E.

Period

Third Intermediate Period

Medium

Wood, pigment

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

6 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (16.5 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.2041.14E

Frequent Art Questions

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    This beard was one typically worn by the dead in their effort to be more like Osiris, the king of the Afterlife.
    The face next to it also came from a coffin. The beard would have been attached to a face like this as part of a coffin that held the body of the deceased.
    The recessed eye and brow areas suggest that at one point they were inlaid with glass or stones.

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