Coffin board with the goddess Maat

Coffin board with the goddess Maat

This representation of the goddess Maat comes from the exterior of the underside of a mummiform wooden coffin. The representation is bordered by a multicoloured ornamental band. The goddess is facing right with her arms hanging beside her body. On her head is an ostrich feather in front of a sun disc. Maat is wearing a broad collar and bracelets. The style of the representation is that of the early Ptolemaic Period. Characteristic is the elegant voluptuousness of the female form, shown by the clear double chin, and a certain affected longness of the limbs.

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD

KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM

http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/record.aspx?id=5858

Inventory number 9339