The inner coffin of Ankhshepenwepet

The inner coffin of Ankhshepenwepet
The inner coffin of Ankhshepenwepet displays a new style of the 25th Dynasty with a wide body square shoulders and a large head.
The inner sarcophagus of Ankhshepenwepet, an ancient Egyptian artifact from the 25th Dynasty, approximately 712–664 BC. This sarcophagus belonged to the psalmist of Amun who was buried near Deir el-Bahari.
This tomb is the burial site of the ancient Egyptian woman Ankh-e-Pen-Vepet also known as Neb(et)-Imaouemhat who dates back to the 25th Dynasty. Ankh-e-Pen-Vepet was a singer in the court of Amun. and the followers of Shepenvepet I. Excavated by Herbert E. Winlock on behalf of the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1923–1924. Inner sarcophagus of Ankh-shepenvepet Third Intermediate Period.


The inner sarcophagus of Ankhshepenwepet an ancient Egyptian artifact from the 25th Dynasty approximately 712–664 BC.
The singer of Amun Ankh-shepenvepet was buried in a tomb within the temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri. Her mummy was completely stolen leaving no trace. Among the finds were small statues of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris an offering table and a replica of Ankh-shepenvepet's canopic jar. The tomb was buried in a crypt. Ankh-shepenvepet's body was removed but the tomb still contains the sarcophagus. The mummy was encased in an inner sarcophagus. The inner sarcophagus of Ankh-shepenvepet has a new shape developed during the 25th Dynasty. It is wider has squared shoulders and a larger head.

The inner sarcophagus of Ankhshepenwepet an ancient Egyptian artifact from the 25th Dynasty depicts the mummy lying on a bed with a spirit bird Ba flying above it.

