Shroud

Description

Mummy shroud of linen painted with a figure of the deceased as Osiris: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, excavated by A.H. Rhind in the tomb of Montsuef, Roman Period, c.9 BC

Museum reference

V.2019.69

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
Deir el-Medina, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa