Rishi coffin

They are typical of the Egyptian Second Intermediate Period, c. 1650 to 1550 BC.

These designs copied mummies showing a human head and the body without arms and legs as if they are wrapped in linen.

In the Late 13th Dynasty, the earliest example mentioned in literature is the coffin of the scribe of the great enclosure Neferhotep.

The earliest secure known examples of rishi coffins belong to the kings of the 17th Dynasty, and were found in the 19th century at Thebes (Luxor).

The depicted person most often wears a nemes headdress, the body is covered with feathers, there is an inscription in the middle going from the top to the bottom and on the chest are shown a vulture and a cobra, both royal symbols.