Image of a Ba-bird on a Headboard from a Coffin
ca. 945–712 B.C.E.
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Object Label
The human-headed bird represents the ba-soul, part of the Egyptian soul that could leave the tomb and travel both in this world and in the afterlife. The ancient Egyptians recited spells to ensure that the ba returned to the mummy, its natural home, from its various journeys.
Caption
Image of a Ba-bird on a Headboard from a Coffin, ca. 945–712 B.C.E.. Wood, gesso, pigment, 11 x 12 5/8 x 5 5/8 in., 5 lb. (28 x 32.1 x 14.3 cm, 2.27kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 75.27. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Image of a Ba-bird on a Headboard from a Coffin
Date
ca. 945–712 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 22
Period
Third Intermediate Period
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Wood, gesso, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
11 x 12 5/8 x 5 5/8 in., 5 lb. (28 x 32.1 x 14.3 cm, 2.27kg)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
75.27
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