| Title |
Egyptian Art [039] |
| Photo Number |
Box 10, Egypt, Sculp, Relief, 15 |
| Description |
Photograph (detail) of sarcophagus of Kawit, from tomb at Deir el-Bahri, Eleventh Dynasty, collection of Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, Cairo, Egypt |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1983 |
| Subject |
Egypt--History--Middle Kingdom,--ca. 2180- ca. 1551 B.C.--Photographs; Queens--Egypt--Photographs; Cemeteries--Egypt--Photographs; Tombs--Egypt--Photographs; Coffins--Egypt--Photographs; Sarcophagi--Egypt--Photographs; Sarcophagi--Decoration--Egypt--Photographs; Art, Egyptian--Egypt--Photographs; Relief (Art)--Egypt--Photographs; Human figure in art--Egypt--Photographs; Queens in art--Egypt--Photographs; Hieroglyphics--Egypt--Photographs; Inscriptions, Egyptian--Egypt--Photographs; Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic--Egypt--Photographs; Deir el-Bahri Site (Egypt)--Photographs; Matḥaf al-Miṣrī--Egypt--Photographs; Egypt; Cemeteries; Tombs; Sarcophagi; Art; Matḥaf al-Miṣrī |
| Keywords |
Dair al-Baḥrī; Dayr al-Baḥrī; Deir el-Bahari; Kawit; Egyptian hieroglyphics; Egyptian Museum of Antiquities; Museum of Cairo; Displays |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Spatial Coverage |
Cairo (Egypt) |
| Caption on Slide |
Detail, sarcophagus of Kawit, from tomb at Deir el-Bahri, Eleventh Dynasty, collection of Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, Cairo, Egypt. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Similar image can be found on ARTstor. Note: Similar image with additional information can also be found on Credo Reference Database: http://www.credoreference.com.ezproxy.lib.utah.edu/entry/routwwae/kawit_c_2055_2004_bc Note: Kawit (c. 2055 - 2004 BC), queen, Eleventh Dynasty, Kawit was one of the queens of King Nebhepetre Montuhotep. She was buried, with some of his other consorts, near his tomb at Deir el-Bahri. In common with the others, she was given a finely decorated sarcophagus, on which she is depicted having her hair dressed by her serving women.--Who's Who in Ancient Egypt, Routledge, Credo Reference Database. |
| Type |
Image |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| Rights |
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| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6qr5dh6 |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
335397 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qr5dh6 |
