viernes, 25 de diciembre de 2020

head

Mummified man's head. There are traces of gold on his face. Find spot unknown. Greek-Roman Period, 332 BCE to 395 CE. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, UK.



miércoles, 23 de diciembre de 2020

Iset (right) on a stela from Coptos.

Iset (right) on a stela from Coptos. Manchester Museum, inv. 1781



Mummy of the "Unknown Man E"


Mummy of the "Unknown Man E" found in DB320, maybe the prince Pentawer, a son of pharaoh Ramesses III of the 20th dynasty who probably took part to the "harem conspiracy".

lunes, 21 de diciembre de 2020

Hen Nekht/Hennekht (Sanakht)

Possible skull of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Hen Nekht/Hennekht (Sanakht), from the large mastaba K2 at Beit Khallaf.



miércoles, 16 de diciembre de 2020

mummy hand

 

Mummy hand
The very well-preserved left hand of a female mummy, broken off at the wrist, coated with bitumen and bearing traces of gilding. On the first finger is a ring of gold wire with a bezel consisting of a lapis lazuli obelisk capped with gold, the base is gold with wire scroll and granulated goldwork decoration. The obelisk is pierced through the shaft for the gold wire. On the second finger is a ring with a similar bezel, also capped in gold. On the third finger is a gold wire ring with a small lapis lazuli scarab in it. The fourth finger carries a ring of gold with a flattened lozenge-shaped bezel.
Present location LIVERPOOL MUSEUM [03/061] LIVERPOOL
Inventory number M11438
Dating ROMAN PERIOD
Archaeological Site SAQQARA NECROPOLIS ?
Category ELEMENT OF HUMAN MUMMY
Material LAPIS LAZULI; GOLD; ORGANIC
Bibliography
Piotr Bienkowski and Angela Tooley., Gifts of The Nile: Ancient Egyptian Arts and Crafts in Liverpool Museum., 1995., 56; pl.81.
Charles Gatty., Catalogue of the Mayer Collection (Part One)., 1879., 29-30, No 130.
P.H.K. Gray and Dorothy Slow; 'Egyptian Mummies in the City of Liverpool Museums.' 1968.

Ahmose-Meritamon


Ahmose-Meritamon was found entombed in DB320. Like other mummies of the era, she was found to be heavily damaged by tomb robbers. An examination of her mummy shows that she suffered a head wound prior to her death which was the possible result of falling backwards

Lady Rai

G. Elliott Smith (1871-1937) - Catalogue General Antiquites Egyptiennes du Musee du Caire: The Royal Mummies Le Caire: Imprimerie de L'institut Francais D'archeologie Orientale, 1912 Catalogue General Antiquites Egyptiennes du Musee du Caire DT57.C2 vol 59, plate VI

Mummy of Lady Rai, nursemaid of Ahmose-Nefertari, herself queen of pharaoh Ahmose, discovered in a Theban Tomb in 1881. End of 17th-beginning of 18th dynasty; now in Cairo Museum.


 

Mummy of Neskhons

G. Elliott Smith (1871-1937) - Catalogue General Antiquites Egyptiennes du Musee du Caire: The Royal Mummies. Le Caire: Imprimerie de L'institut Francais D'archeologie Orientale, 1912. Catalogue General Antiquites Egyptiennes du Musee du Caire, DT57.C2 vol 59, plate LXXXIV

Mummy of Neskhons, Chantress of Amun during the 21st dynasty, found in DB320.

 

lunes, 14 de diciembre de 2020

miércoles, 9 de diciembre de 2020

cat mummy

Sarcophagus for Cat Mummy, ca 305 B.C.E.-1st century C.E. Limestone. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1841Ea-b. Wikipedia Loves Art at the Brooklyn Museum