Egyptian mummy and painted cartonnage of an unknown woman. From Deir el-Bahri, dates to between

Egyptian mummy and painted cartonnage of an unknown woman. From Deir el-Bahri, dates to between circa 850 and circa 750 BC (Third Intermediate). Mummification preserved mortal remains in order to house the Ka, or life force of the individual, as it needed to return to the body to find sustenance. The human-shaped covering, called “cartonnage,” is composed of layers of linen and plaster. Its painted decoration includes the floral wreath on the wig, a broad collar, and a winged scarab beetle. Five additional registers of decoration show the protective four sons of Horus, the sacred boat of the funerary-deity Sokar, a mummy of Osiris on a funerary bed, a divine falcon god, and a short hieroglyphic text with an offering formula [which reads: "The king gives an offering to Osiris“]. See the additional media for a facial reconstruction of the mummy [photo 3], courtesy of Michael Brassell, as well as a color reconstruction of the cartonnage [photo 6]. Courtesy of & currently located at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA, 79.1. -- source link

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