Shroud

Description

Mummy shroud of linen painted with a figure of the deceased as the god Osiris, made for Aaemka, son of Montsuef and Tanuat: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, excavated by A.H. Rhind in the tomb of Montsuef, Roman Period

Museum reference

V.2013.45

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Shroud

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

Roman Period, Ancient Egyptian

Style / Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Linen

Associations

Rhind, Alexander Henry, 1833 - 1863
Depicted: Osiris
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Thebes, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Exhibitions

• The Tomb

References

Rhind, A.H (1862) Thebes, Its Tombs and their Tenants, Ancient and Present. Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts. pp. 87-123