Coffin of Khnumnakht
Image
Description:
Horned viper
Phonogram:
f
Sign No.:
I9
Date:
Middle Kingdom
Type:
Coffin
Provenance:
Meir
Technique
Appearance:
FinishedPolychrome
Colors:
BlackPinkRedWhite
Stylistic notes:
The sign shows the Horned viper (Cerastes cerastes).
Color notes:
Outline of body red, body pink with red spots, underparts white. Outline of head, serrated design on neck, eye and horns black.
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Image source:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544326)
(https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544326)