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Fragment Of Mummy Coffin Cartonnage

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    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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    Anthropology

    Data Source

    NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

    Topic

    Archaeology

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e0c89e26-9949-4ae3-a8c8-c9c8934785e4

    Record ID

    nmnhanthropology_8206907

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