\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This example of a sarcophagus made of pressed cloth, covered with stucco and painted, reproduces the appearance of the mummy that it c
ontained.\par
The deceased is shown with the insignia of his rank: wig, diadem on the forehead and pectoral.\par
The face, painted in red, is no more than a vague and idealized representation of the manÆs features.\par
The figure is traversed by bands
with hieroglyphic inscriptions that imitate the bandages in which the mummy is wrapped.\par
These strips divide the surface of the lid into a series of panels, filled with images of deities and sacred symbols.\par
On the back of the sarcophagus we fin
d the pillar sacred to Osiris, called \i djed\i0 and considered the godÆs spinal column and a symbol of the permanence of the universe. The design is in the position of the dead manÆs own backbone, identifying him with the god. \par
Two deities guard t
he pillar: Thoth, with the head of an ibis, and Horus, with a falconÆs head.\par
Two female figures with green skin, demons of the other world, appear toward the bottom.
