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Face on the coffin lid of Gemtues © Musée historique Vevey; photo: Swiss Coffin Project
Funerary papyrus of the priest Nesshu. © Musée d’Yverdon et région, Yverdon; photo: M. Schwarzenbach/P. Ekel, SCP.

Putting the focus on the funerary papyrus of the priest Nesshu

Alexandra Küffer

The publication “Book of the Dead of Nesshu (P. Yverdon)” by Malcolm Mosher Jr. has recently been released...
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Presenting the participating museums

Alexandra Küffer

You may not have heard from us recently, but a lot has been going on behind the scenes at the SCP.
Detail of the cartonnage coffin of Tasheritenimen © Kulturama – Museum des Menschen Zürich; photo: Swiss Coffin Project (2005).

The cartonnage coffin of Tasheritenimen

Alexandra Küffer

In the "Swiss Coffin Project Publications" series - alongside themed volumes on coffins that date to the same era or come from the same site ...
Detail on the floor of the coffin case of an anonymous man. © Museum Appenzell; photo: Swiss Coffin Project.

The coffins of Bab el-Gasus in focus

Alexandra Küffer

The last blog gave an update on the Swiss Coffin Project and introduced the newly planned series "SCP Publications", in which the Egyptian coffin furnishings in Swiss museums are to be presented ...
Logo of the new "SCP Publications" series. © Swiss Coffin Project.

New publication series with "Open Access" from 2025

Alexandra Küffer

At the start of the colorful autumn season, I'm back with an update on the Swiss Coffin Project (SCP). In addition to the actual scientific research work on the objects, the first half of the year was devoted to ...
Detail on the lid of the interior coffin of Shepeniset. © Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen; photo: Swiss Coffin Project.

In search of the mysterious Philipp Roux de Damiani

Alexandra Küffer, Renate Siegmann

In our last blog in January 2024, we discussed the importance of regular exchanges with museums. Among other things, we mentioned the coffin furnishings in the Schepenese ...
Detail of a cartonnage fragment photographed by the SCP in 2023. ©Antikenmuseum Basel; photo: Swiss Coffin Project.

In dialog with museums

Alexandra Küffer

As in previous years, the Swiss Coffin Project's focus in 2023 was on the exchange with museums. Other institutions have expressed their interest in collaborating ...