Caption

Lid of the sarcophagus of a man named Setau, Setau ca. 1479–1295 BC. Sacrificial formulas; depiction of the goddess Nut; hieroglyphs. 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: face painted red with large almond-shaped eyes set slightly obliquely; eyeballs clearly defined; pupils and eyebrows highlighted with black paint; straight, strongly flattened nose; small mouth with wide, full lips. The wig is schematically decorated with yellow stripes. Setau 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, narrow, coffin-shaped wooden form viewed from above showing its hollow interior, with a weathered surface that displays dark gray and brown tones and lighter areas of tan and beige along the rim and edges; the interior surface appears rough and uneven with varied patches of darker gray and brown, while the outer rim shows worn wood grain in tan and light brown with some darker discoloration, and the background is a smooth gradient of medium gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A03_189

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Keywords

Lid sarcophagus man Setau Setau ca 1479–1295 Bc Sacrificial formulas depiction goddess Nut hieroglyphs 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 winged goddess Nut head sculpturally detailed face painted red large almond-shaped eyes set slightly obliquely eyeballs pupils eyebrows highlighted black paint straight strongly flattened nose small mouth wide full lips wig schematically decorated yellow stripes 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 narrow coffin-shaped wooden form viewed showing hollow interior weathered surface displays dark gray brown tones lighter areas tan beige rim edges interior surface rough uneven varied patches darker gray brown outer rim worn wood grain light brown darker discoloration background smooth gradient medium gray.