Title

Detail of sarcophagus lid

Caption

Detail of sarcophagus lid.
Winged deity protecting a scarab beetle, symbol of eternity.
Third intermediate period, 21st- 22nd dynasty (1090-745 BC)
Painted stucco on wood
Florence, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Egyptian Collection

Date

1000 BC

Credit line

Alfredo Dagli Orti/Photo12

Reference

DGL10A02_487

License type

Rights managed

Available size

149,8Mb (8,0Mb) / 21,5in x 27,1in / 6450 x 8117 (300dpi)

Keywords

Egyptian artifact Egypt Antiquity Sarcophagus Lid Winged Deity Protect Protector Scarab beetle Insect Symbol Eternity Third intermediate period Dynasty XXI-XXII 21st- 22nd dynasty Wood Painted Stucco National Archaeological Museum Museo Archeologico Nazionale Florence