Miniature coffin of Saiah
Object type: Coffin, miniature, Saiah
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Date: ca. 2051–1981 B.C.
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: L: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.), W: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.), H. with lid: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Temple of Mentuhotep II
Locus: South Triangular Court, Pit 13
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Hieroglyphs|Coffins