Mummy-Ornament

Date2000-395 BC

MediumClay,gold leaf

DimensionsObject/Work: 25 x 48 mm

ClassificationsReligious/Ritual Equipment

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Object numberC00459

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.

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