05/07/2026
One of our students created a digital reconstruction of the ideal burial context of an ancient Egyptian child coffin, featuring the 3D model of the coffin itself.
Child coffins have been discovered across Egypt, yet many were removed from their original archaeological contexts and dispersed into museums around the world. These visualizations aim to reconnect these objects with the spaces, meanings, and histories they once belonged to, giving back part of the context that has been lost over time.
This coffin, PAHMA-5-613 (Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology and the catalogue number) and the remains within were preserved fairly well.
Mohammad Hamidi, the UC Berkeley student who created this digital visualization, said: "I really wanted to capture what an accurate tomb would look like, as modern day depictions of ancient tombs tend to be exaggerated and inaccurate. I used archaeological accounts of similar tombs as references when recreating it using 3D software, then made a short animation to present the tomb. The hardest part was definitely the animation, as it was difficult to make it seem smooth and natural."
You can view both Mohammad's digital recreation and the 3D model of PAHMA 5-613 at the link in our bio! To view PAHMA 5-613 and other models not yet available on our website, click the 'Sketchfab' option!
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