Tag: Sarcophagus

• Sarcophagus of Sasobek, British Museum

  

  The finely carved lid of the sarcophagus of Sasobek, northern vizier of Egypt during the reign of Psamtek I (664-610 BCE), which depicts the winged sky goddess Nut. Nut was the personification of the sky and the heavens and is often featured inside of coffin lids watching over the deceased soul in the afterlife. In…

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  16/03/2020

  Ancient Egypt, Museums & Galleries

  Ancient Egypt, british museum, Goddess Nut, Sarcophagus