Fragment of mummy cartonnage
Fragment of mummy cartonnage

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Fragment of mummy cartonnage

Egyptian
Ptolemaic Period or early Romano-Egyptian, ca. 304–30 BCE
y1983-49

Information

Title
Fragment of mummy cartonnage
Medium
Textile
Dimensions
10 x 18.8 cm (3 15/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert D. Huxley, Class of 1964, and Mrs. Huxley
Object Number
y1983-49
Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Period
Ptolemaic
Type
paintings, textiles, funerary objects
Materials
textile materials, plaster, paint
Subject
birds

Acquired by Robert D. Huxley, Class of 1964, and Mrs. Huxley at an unknown date from an unknown source; given to the Museum in 1983 by Mr. and Mrs. Huxley.

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