Object Details
Collector
William W. Ellsworth
Donor Name
Mrs. Newman C. Hall
Site Name
Thebes
Notes
From card: "Painted fragment of lid from near the edge. Shows a hawk-heade human figure, a human and below a fragment of a hawk with the orb on top of head. On inside is written: "Bought at Thebes where it was found. Piece of Mummy case. Presented to W. W. Ellsworth by Albert Bigelow Paine. 1909."
Fragment of cartonnage from lid near edge. Shows hawk-headed human figure, a human and below a fragment of a hawk with orb on top of head. On inside is written, "Bought in Thebes where it was found. Piece of mummy case. Presented to WW Ellsworth by Albert Bigelow Paine. 1909". Top register: two figures of sons of Horus. Text before falcon-headed figure: "Spell by Dua-mut-ef. Performing his protection." Horizontal text on brownish band: [the...] of Amun, Besmet, vindicated, possessor of veneration." Horizontal text before falcon figure below: [Behde]t, great god, lord of the sky."
Record Last Modified
12 Jul 2017
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Egyptian, III Intermediate Period, Dynasty XXI
Accession Date
19 Aug 1969
Accession Number
286122
USNM Number
A454233-0
Object Type
Mummy Wrapping
Place
Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa
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Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Archaeology
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8206907