Explore Collections
You are here:
CollectionsOnline
/
One of two fragments of the lid of the sarcophagus of Seti I, mounted in showcase X73.A along with another fragment (X73.A.i)
Browse
Showcase SM X73.B displaying pieces of the lid of the sarcophagus of Seti I ©Sir John Soane's Museum. Photo: Lewis Bush.
One of two fragments of the lid of the sarcophagus of Seti I, mounted in showcase X73.A along with another fragment (X73.A.i)
Museum number: X73.B.ii
Not on display
Curatorial note
This is one of 18 fragments of the lid which Soane acquired with the sarcophagus in 1824 (the lid had been broken in antiquity by grave robbers: the fragments were found with the coffin in Seti's tomb in the Valley of the Kings).
Soane originally displayed the lid fragments beneath the sarcophagus, on the floor of the Sepulchral Chamber in the heart of the basement at 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields.
There is some evidence that Soane himself may have experimented with conjectural reconstructions of the lid, as shown in watercolours by Charles James Richardson of 1825.
It is not known when they were moved from this position but Joseph Bonomi, Egyptologist and Curator of Sir John Soane's Museum 1861-78 decided to mount them in showcases (X73, X73.A, X73.B and X73.C) in his own suggested reconstructions of how the lid might have been originally assembled. Fragment X73.B.ii is on the right when the case is viewed from the front.
Soane originally displayed the lid fragments beneath the sarcophagus, on the floor of the Sepulchral Chamber in the heart of the basement at 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields.
There is some evidence that Soane himself may have experimented with conjectural reconstructions of the lid, as shown in watercolours by Charles James Richardson of 1825.
It is not known when they were moved from this position but Joseph Bonomi, Egyptologist and Curator of Sir John Soane's Museum 1861-78 decided to mount them in showcases (X73, X73.A, X73.B and X73.C) in his own suggested reconstructions of how the lid might have been originally assembled. Fragment X73.B.ii is on the right when the case is viewed from the front.
Soane collections online is being continually updated. If you wish to find out more or if you have any further information about this object please contact us: worksofart@soane.org.uk