Knob from Wah's Coffin
Object type: Coffin knob, Wah
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early
Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Medium: Coniferous wood (spruce, cedar?), plaster
Dimensions: l. 9 cm (3 9/16 in); w. 9 cm (3 9/16 in); h. 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Southern Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Wah (MMA 1102)
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
Accession year: 1920
Tags: Coffins