Mummy-Ornament
Mummy-Ornament
Object name: Mummy-Ornament
Date: 2000-395 BC
Dimensions:
25 x 48 mm
Medium: Clay,gold leaf
Object number: C00459
DescriptionGilded breast from a coffin lid of a female mummy. Made of clay, the underside is indented with diagonal ridges. Coffins often had 3-dimensional ornamentation and body parts in order to give them life-like qualities and to attempt a likeness of the deceased person.
Culture: Ancient Egyptian