Coffin of the Noble Lady, Shep
Object type: Coffin, Lady Shep
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Late Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 25–26
Date: ca. 712–525 B.C.
Medium: Wood (sycomore fig), paste, paint
Dimensions: lid: L. 183 × W. 54 × H. 28 cm (72 1/16 × 21 1/4 × 11 in.) base: L. 179 × W. 51 × H. 16 cm (70 1/2 × 20 1/16 × 6 5/16 in.); L. (inner lid): 171 cm (67 5/16 in.); W. (inner shoulder of lid): 38.2 cm (15 1/16 in.); W. (inner neck of lid): 30 cm (11 13/16 in.); W. (inner feet of lid): 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Gift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904