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4.4.6 Lid
The lid is composed of two main sections: a base and a mattress on top.
The lower part of the base has a narrow band of quite regular dentils (c.2.5 cm
each), on top of which is another thicker band of floral pattern (Fig. 58, 59). The
floral pattern is uniform on all sides and is decorated with drill holes. The dentil
and the floral bands are interrupted by lifting bosses above each pediment. This
means that there are three lifting bosses at each long side, and one at each short
side. The lifting bosses have been chamfered at the bottom on the front side, to
prevent the lid being opened after the final burial, but they are not chamfered on
the right and the rear sides of the sarcophagus (Fig. 60, 61). The lifting boss of
the left side, on the other hand, is only partly chamfered (Fig. 62).
On top of the ornamental bands and the lifting bosses, there is a deep
canal lying horizontally along the length of the lid on all four sides. However, on
the left side, the bottom deep canal was only completed half-way, the remainder
being a smooth channel (Fig. 62). On the front of the sarcophagus, a much
thinner canal follows this canal on top, which extends further to the edges of the
lid. On the rear and the short sides, the deep canal has another deep canal above
it, so as to give an impression of a two layered moulding.
A mattress was placed on top of the base, but the length and the width of
it are less than those of the base. This leaves an uncovered thin area, or “rail”,
around the edges of the rectangular shaped base (Morey, 1924: 41). This rail is
where the cupids stand (Figures W1, W2 and X) (Fig. 63).
On the front, the mattress is decorated with two curved patterns on the
right and left corners (Fig. 71, 72). There are also bands of geometrical
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