Box Coffin and Rope, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 3–4, ca. 2649–2465 B.C., From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Tarkhan, BSAE excavations 1911-1913, Wood (tamarisk), pigment, fiber, L. 87 cm (34 1/4 in); W. 54 cm (21 1/4 in); W. 59 cm (23 1/4 in), The earliest receptacles for the human body were large lidded baskets made from bound reeds (rather than woven fibers) or pottery containers. Before long, craftsmen began to fit short pieces of lumber together with a variety of carpentry techniques to make wooden coffins to fit the body in the contracted position that was common into the early part of the Old Kingdom
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Box Coffin, Rope, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 3–4, ca, 2649–2465 B.C, Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Tarkhan, BSAE excavations 1911-1913, Wood, tamarisk, pigment, fiber, L, 87 cm, 34 1/4, W, 54, 21, 59, 23, earliest, receptacles, human body, large lidded, baskets, bound reeds, woven fibers, pottery containers, long, craftsmen, fit short, pieces, lumber together, variety, carpentry techniques, wooden coffins, fit, body, contracted position, common, early part
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