Sycamore pegs for construction of the coffin of Nakhtefmut

An image of Funerary equipment/coffin element. Sycamore pegs (2), tapering, intended for use in construction of the outer coffin of Nakhtefmut. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot: Ramesseum, Thebes, Egypt. Wood, height, (a), 7.5 cm, height, (b), 5.5 cm, width, (a), 0.7 cm, width, (b), 0.6 cm, circa 923 B.C. Twenty-second Dynasty. Third Intermediate period.

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Funerary equipment/coffin element. Sycamore pegs (2), tapering, intended for use in construction of the outer coffin of Nakhtefmut. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot: Ramesseum, Thebes, Egypt. Wood, height, (a), 7.5 cm, height, (b), 5.5 cm, width, (a), 0.7 cm, width, (b), 0.6 cm, circa 923 B.C. Twenty-second Dynasty. Third Intermediate period.

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Accession Number: E.93a-b.1896
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Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
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Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2015:02:26 16:04:44

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10th Century Ancient Egypt antiquity BC coffin coffin element Egyptian Fitz_ANT funerary equipment pegs sycamore Third Intermediate Period wood wooden

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