Outer coffin of the Child Myt

Outer coffin of the Child Myt

Period: Middle Kingdom

Dynasty: Dynasty 11

Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II, early

Date: ca. 2051–2030 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Myt, Temple of Mentuhotep II, Pit 18, outer coffin of Myt, MMA excavations, 1920–21

Medium: Wood (ficus sycomorus), paint

Dimensions: l. 195 cm (76 3/4 in)

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1926

Accession Number: 26.3.9a, b

 

 This is the outer coffin of the child, Myt. She was buried in a set of two wooden coffins that were laid one inside the other and placed in a limestone sarcophagus.The mummy of Myt showed that she died as a little girl, probably not more than five years old. The embalmers added substantial padding to her feet and her head, which made the mummy much longer so that it looked like that of an adult. Myt’s tomb was robbed in antiquity, but her sarcophagus was not opened, and five precious necklaces were still in among the wrappings (see the five necklaces 22.3.320–.324). Myt is the ancient Egyptian word for a female cat, and Myt’s name is therefore written with a seated cat hieroglyph (see the left end of the inscription on the front of the coffin). Her coffin also features the so called wedjat eyes that were painted on the side of the coffin and correspond to the position of the mummy’s head. In the Middle Kingdom, the mummy was usually lying on its side and facing East, the location of the sunrise, which was associated with rebirth in ancient Egypt

 

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Mummy bandage inscribed with a wedjat eye

Mummy bandage inscribed with a wedjat eye
Period: Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty: late Dynasty 21
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Date: ca. 1000–945 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Henettawy F (MMA 59), MMA excavations, 1923–24
Medium: Linen
Dimensions: L. 14 × W. 12 cm (5 1/2 × 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Accession Number: 25.3.186
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Henettawy's unembalmed body was wrapped in bandages of fine linen, inscribed in places with protective emblems. This fringed square bears a wedjat, the healed eye of Horus, roughly drawn in ink. Wounded in battle and then made whole again, this eye was a potent symbol of regeneration. In this context, it indicated that the linen was of very fine quality

Artist's Sketch of three mummies

Artist's Sketch of three mummies

Period: Middle Kingdom

Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13

Date: ca. 1850–1750 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, cemetery south of pyramid, below House A2.4, Pit 308, MMA excavations, 1913–14

Medium: Pottery, ink

Dimensions: h. 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in); w. 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in)

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915

Accession Number: 15.3.19

 

 

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Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt

Introduction to the Archaeology of
Ancient Egypt
Kathryn A. Bard

Headdress from the Head of a Mummy of a Child

Headdress from the Head of a Mummy of a Child

Period: Roman Period

Date: 2nd–early 4th century

Geography: From Egypt; Said to be from Northern Upper Egypt, Akhmim (Khemmis, Panopolis)

Medium: Yellow linen, brown wool

Dimensions: L. 67 × W. 25 cm (26 3/8 × 9 13/16 in.)

Credit Line: Gift of George F. Baker, 1890

Accession Number: 90.5.33

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Antiochus IV

Bust of Antiochus IV at the Altes Museum in Berlin.

Ancestral bust mentioning the goddes Hathor

Ancestral bust mentioning the goddes Hathor
Neues Reich, 1540´1075, Chr.
Deir el Medine
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AM 20994

Le livre de parcourir l'éternité

Le livre de parcourir l'éternité

François René Herbin

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Wooden statuettes of guardian figures

Wooden statuettes of guardian figures EA 50699, 50702 and 50703 (left to right), courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum.

Polemaios X

Head of a statue of king

Prolemaios X

AM 14079

Altes Museum

Berlin

Museo de Pergamo

mask

The oval face represents a man or perhaps a deity. The face has holes of various shapes and sizes representing the eyes, nostrils and mouth; the nose is a gentle protrusion. There are small holes all around the skull, presumably to hold tufts of real hair. The entire face was apparently painted ochre, or orange-yellow, and still bears visible traces of that color. There is a deep hole under the neck, which suggests that the face was once fixed to a post and was probably used in cult ceremonias
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A collection of stucco masks

A collection of stucco masks, some with the eyes empty while others have them painted. The masks show the head and the neck only. They were usually put on the recumbent mummy.

They were made by casting the stucco in molds. Coal was used to color the hair black, while gold was used to paint jewelry such as earrings, necklaces and head bindings.

There are numerous examples in which the mask is completely painted with gold. It is obvious that these masks have been refurbished.

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD

BIBLIOTHECA ALEXANDRINA ANTIQUETIES MUSEUM

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