Caption

Lid of the sarcophagus of a man named Setau, Setau ca. 1479–1295 BC. Sacrificial formulas, Nut winged goddess, hieroglyphs; necklace iconographic, 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 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. The nose is straight and strongly flattened; the mouth is small 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; discovered at Deir el-Medina tomb 1352, western necropolis. Sarcophagus lid; height 192 cm, width 50 cm, depth 34 cm., A carved wooden surface showing crossed hands with painted forearms in reddish brown and bands of yellow, green, and white, set against a dark background of black and deep brown; above the hands is a patterned collar with stripes of yellow, green, and brown and a fringe of white, and below the hands is a winged scarab-like motif with teal, yellow, brown, and white details; the surrounding surface shows worn black and dark brown paint with traces of yellow decoration and areas of aged texture.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A03_190

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Keywords

Lid sarcophagus man Setau Setau ca 1479–1295 Bc Sacrificial formulas Nut winged goddess hieroglyphs necklace iconographic bracelet iconographic vertical band inscription runs center – sacrificial formula Two columns text edge lid three columns inscription 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 thin curved beard visible pre-war photo c 1479–c 1295 Bc New Kingdom late 18th Dynasty discovered Deir el-Medina tomb 1352 western necropolis Sarcophagus lid height 192 cm width 50 cm depth 34 cm carved wooden surface showing crossed hands painted forearms reddish brown bands yellow green white dark background black deep brown patterned collar stripes brown fringe winged scarab- motif teal white details surrounding surface worn black dark brown paint traces yellow decoration areas aged texture.