Large Fragment of the Wooden Coffin of Seni

Culture: Egyptian

Period: Middle Kingdom, 11th-12th dynasty, 2137-1781 B.C.

Material: Wood

Dimensions: 24 cm x 54.2 cm

Price: 14 000 Euro

Ref: 1534

Provenance: German collection Erika Krautkrämer (1932-2022), acquired in 1991 from the gallery Roswitha Eberwein.

Condition: Unrestored

Description: Large and massive wood fragment of a wooden coffin dating to the Middle Kingdom. In the centre a finely painted hieroglyphic inscription mentioning the name of the owner Seni and an offering phrase. The hieroglyphs in blue with black frames and between two black lines. On each side as the border a so-called colour leader in white, red and blue. The translation of the inscription reads: “A funerary offering to the major god for the justified one, for Seni.” Several wood tenons are still preserved in the massive wood block, which affixed the sarcophagus parts. Mounted.