Brooklyn Museum, Coffin of the Lady of the House, Weretwahset, Reinscribed for Bensuipet Containing Face Mask, Openwork Body Covering, and Mummy"
Accession Number: 37.47Ea-d
Title: Coffin of the Lady of the House, Weretwahset, Reinscribed for Bensuipet
Containing Face Mask and Openwork Body Covering and Mummy
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: early XIX Dynasty
Place collected: Deir el-Medineh, Thebes, Egypt, Africa
Medium: Wood, painted (fragments a, b);
Cartonnage, wood (fragment c; cartonnage
(fragment d)
Dimensions: 37.47Ea-b Box with Lid in place: 25 3/8 x 19 11/16
x 76 3/16 in. (64.5 x 50 x 193.5 cm)
37.47Ea Coffin Box: 11 3/4 x 19 11/16 x 73 3/4 in., 70 lb.
(29.8 x 50 x 187.3 cm, 31.8kg)
37.47Eb Coffin Lid: 14 3/16 x 19 11/16 x 76 3/16 in., 50 lb.
36 x 50 x 193.5 cm, 22.7kg)
37.47Ec Mask: 7 1/4 x 14 1/4 x 24 7/16 in. (18.4 x 36.2 x 62 cm)
37.47Ed Body Covering: 7 1/2 x 14 3/16 x 46 3/4 in. (19.1 x 36 x 118.7 cm)
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
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