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Proper left side from the wooden face of a coffin, with recesses for the eyes and eyebrows. One glass eye and one glass eyebrow remain in place. There a tiny amount of red pigment in the inner corner of the eye.
The skin of the face is painted yellow, overlain by red pigment on the lips and edges of the nostrils. The hair was coated with a black resinous substance, which was over-painted with a pale yellow/white pigment. There are remains of yellow detailing over this paint.
Height: 0.252 m
Thickness: 0.8 m
Width: 0.103 m
Method of acquisition: Given (1939) by Hornblower, G. D., OBE
Eye composed of glass
Accession number: E.200.1939
Primary reference Number: 53894
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Coffin element" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/53894 Accessed: 2024-12-22 15:04:29
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