Due to their size and shape it is likely these fragments were originally part of a rectangular sarcophagus. These types of sarcophagi took on the form of Osiris' tomb, with the motifs of the djed-pillar and tyt-knot conform to as well. The djed-pillar is generally associated with death and rebirth through its representation of Osiris' backbone, while the tyt-knot relates to the goddess Isis and her ability to protect the body in its journey into the afterlife.
