Mummy-Ornament
Date2000-395 BC
MediumClay,gold leaf
DimensionsObject/Work: 25 x 48 mm
ClassificationsReligious/Ritual Equipment
Terms
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.On View
Not on viewCollections
400-300 BC
1550-525 BC
2181 BC-640 AD
2700 BC-395 AD
2700-30 BC
1800-1840
1647-1649
1800-1850
1818
1800-1840
1069 BC-364 AD