Kharushery's Coffins


The Outer Coffin of Kharushery
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22, (ca. 945-712 B.C.E.) Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Wood, paint, l. 211 cm (83 1/16 in)
Excavated by G. Maspero, 1885;purchased from the Government of Egypt, 1886
Funds from various donors, 1886 (86.1.31)
Kharushere held the office of Doorkeeper of the House of Amun. His parents were the Doorkeeper of the House of Amun, Bes, and the Mistress of the House, Chantress of Amun, Tanetheretib.
(See Museum website)


Rather fuzzy, but gives general idea...


The Inner Coffin of Kharushery
Dynasty 22, (ca. 945-712 B.C.E.) Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Wood, gesso, paint, l. 192 cm (75 9/16 in)
Excavated by G. Maspero, 1885;purchased from the Government of Egypt, 1886
Funds from various donors, 1886 (86.1.32)

There is also an innermost case, but I fouled my photo of it irredeemably! (I salvage what I can!)


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