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Mummy-Ornament
Mummy-Ornament
Mummy-Ornament

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 view
    Mummy-Mask
    400-300 BC
    Eye-Stone
    2181 BC-640 AD
    Mummy-Cover
    2700 BC-395 AD
    Bead
    2700-30 BC
    Bowl
    1800-1840
    Finger-Ring
    1647-1649
    Bracelet
    1800-1850
    Lime-Spatula
    1800-1840
    Amulet
    1069 BC-364 AD