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Lid of the sarcophagus of a man named Setau, Setau ca. 1479–1295 BC. Sarcophagus lid, c. 1479–c. 1295 BC; New Kingdom, late 18th Dynasty, from Deir el-Medina tomb 1352, western necropolis. Height 192 cm, width 50 cm, depth 34 cm. 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 across 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 in black. The nose is straight and strongly flattened; the mouth small with wide, full lips. The wig is schematically decorated with yellow stripes; the face and hairstyle painted black and rendered in the round. Setau once had a thin, curved beard visible in a pre-war photo. Inscriptions: sacrificial formulas, hieroglyphs. Iconography: necklace, bracelet., A dark wooden, tapered object with a worn surface and visible vertical decorative bands in faded gold, showing a central vertical motif and horizontal banding near the middle, with traces of red and green paint near the top and patches of lighter, worn wood where the finish has flaked; the base is broader, rough, and darker with uneven texture and the background is a plain muted gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A03_187

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

68.7Mo (4.0Mo) / 33.9cm x 50.8cm / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Lid sarcophagus man Setau Setau ca 1479–1295 Bc Sarcophagus lid c 1479–c 1295 Bc New Kingdom late 18th Dynasty Deir el-Medina tomb 1352 western necropolis Height 192 cm width 50 cm depth 34 cm vertical band inscription runs center – sacrificial formula Two columns text edge lid three columns across 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 nose straight strongly flattened mouth small wide full lips wig schematically decorated yellow stripes hairstyle rendered round thin curved beard visible pre-war photo Inscriptions sacrificial formulas hieroglyphs Iconography necklace bracelet dark wooden tapered object worn surface visible vertical decorative bands faded gold showing central vertical motif horizontal banding near middle traces green paint near top patches lighter worn wood finish flaked base broader rough darker uneven texture background plain muted gray.