Sarcofago egizio di Pasherienaset

Emanuele N. Figari 1931 donazione

Unità di misura: cm; Larghezza: 52; Lunghezza: 175,5; Spessore: 45,5

Legno- stuccatura; pittura; verniciatura

The sarcophagus is anthropoid, or mummiform (i.e. ideally reproducing the body inside), made of sycamore wood and contains the mummy of the priest Pasherienaset. It was probably found in Edfu, in the area of the Nag el-Hassaia necropolis. The preparatory layer does not contain canvas to cover the joints of the wood as was typical in sarcophagi of the time (for chemical and structural analyses see also: E. Franceschi, M. Nicola, G. L. Nicola, A. Chimienti, S. Coluccia, ""Indagini non-invasive XRF, rilievi tridimensionali colorimetric e restauro di sarcofagi egizi della XXVI dinastia: due casi a confronto"", in ""VI Congresso Nazionale IGIIC - Lo Stato dell'Arte - "" Spoleto, 2 - 4 October 2008).