Caption

Lid of the sarcophagus of a man named Setau, Setau ca. 1479–1295 BC. Sacrificial formulas, Nut mythology, necklace iconographic, hieroglyphs, bracelet iconographic. A vertical band of inscription runs through the center — the sacrificial formula. Two columns of text along the edge of the lid and three columns of inscription running across the lid divide the surface into six fields. The legs are clearly defined, the arms are modeled, the hands are clenched. On the chest is a richly polychrome seven-row necklace. Below the hand is a depiction of the winged goddess Nut. The head is sculpturally detailed. The face is painted red, with large, almond-shaped eyes set slightly obliquely; eyeballs, pupils and eyebrows are highlighted with black paint. The nose is straight and strongly flattened; the mouth is small with wide, full lips. The wig is schematically decorated with yellow stripes. Setau also once had a thin, curved beard visible in a pre-war photo. c. 1479–c. 1295 BC; New Kingdom, late 18th Dynasty; Deir el-Medina tomb 1352, western necropolis. Sarcophagus lid, height 192 cm, width 50 cm, depth 34 cm., A tall painted anthropoid figure stands against a plain gray background, depicting a human form with a stylized wig and crossed arms. The face and hands are a reddish-brown color, the wig and collar feature bands of yellow, green, and blue, and there are accents of white on the collar. The body is predominantly dark, almost black, with areas of worn gold-colored detailing and traces of other muted colors where the surface is aged. The base on which the figure stands is dark and appears integrated with the lower part of the figure.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A03_185

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Keywords

Lid sarcophagus man Setau Setau ca 1479–1295 Bc Sacrificial formulas Nut mythology necklace iconographic hieroglyphs bracelet iconographic vertical band inscription runs center sacrificial formula Two columns text edge lid three columns inscription running across lid divide surface six fields legs defined arms modeled hands clenched chest richly polychrome seven-row necklace hand depiction winged goddess Nut head sculpturally detailed face painted red large almond-shaped eyes set slightly obliquely eyeballs pupils eyebrows highlighted black paint nose straight strongly flattened mouth small wide full lips wig schematically decorated yellow stripes Setau also thin curved beard visible pre-war photo c 1479–c 1295 Bc New Kingdom late 18th Dynasty Deir el-Medina tomb 1352 western necropolis Sarcophagus lid height 192 cm width 50 cm depth 34 cm tall painted anthropoid figure stands plain gray background depicting human form stylized wig crossed arms reddish-brown color collar feature bands yellow green blue accents white collar body predominantly dark almost black areas worn gold-colored detailing traces muted colors aged base figure stands dark integrated lower part figure.