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A 5 page research paper that examines and discusses the artwork of Egyptians rishi coffins. The term "rishi" refers to the symbolic feathers and wings that seem to embrace the deceased. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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the afterlife. This can be seen in how the ancient Egyptians focused on funeral art, and, in particular, the ways in which the coffin would convey the deceased to the
afterlife. A common feature of coffin art, especially from the Middle Kingdom, was to include stylized divine wings that wrapped around the deceased (Anonymous, 2001). This symbolized that the
deceased was blessed with divine protection in the afterlife (Anonymous, 2001). The concept of protective wings that surround the body is one that is common through the history of dynastic
Egypt. Typically the wings were either across the chest or wrapped around the coffin from the sides. A later development was the Rishi or "feathered coffin" which occurred during the
Second Intermediate Period between the Middle and New Kingdoms (Anonymous, 2001). The term rishi comes from the Arabic term for "feathered" and
is used to describe the mummiform coffins form (Lacovara, 1990). These coffins display elaborate designs of either scales or feathers, which are arranged so that they form a cloak that
frames the body (Lacovara, 1990). Many of the designs on the coffins of this turbulent era were royal motifs that were appropriated by private individuals. Therefore, the symbol of the
vulture and the cobra frequently are found on both royal and private mummiform coffins from this period. This era of transition marks a shift from the naturalistic rendering of
these animals in the Middle Kingdom to the more stylized versions of the New Kingdom. (Lacovara, 1990). Also during this transitional period, there was clearly a good deal of fluctuation
in both the proportion of the heads relative to the bodies and the type of feather pattern on the wings. Some coffins have truly outlandish pectorals with absurdly large heads
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