Sarcophagus and Lid of Seshem-Nefer
The sarcophagus of Seshem-Nefer and its lid are rectangular. The lid has a handle on each side for carrying it.
Unlike
the sarcophagi of the Old Kingdom, which were decorated with false
doors and windows, this sarcophagus has no decoration except for a
hieroglyphic text on its left side. The band of text is not finely
carved. The false door or window was made to facilitate the entrance and
the exit of the Ba, or spirit of the deceased, as the sarcophagus was
thought to be the house of the mummy according to Ancient Egyptian
beliefs.
GIZA NECROPOLIS
OLD KINGDOM: 4TH DYNASTY
Inventory number JE 60541
EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
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