Object Number | L-55-15H |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Egypt |
Section | Egyptian |
Materials | Linen | Plaster | Pigment |
Description | Cartonnage leg covering belonging to mummy L-55-15A. The top register of decoration shows the weighing of the heart scene at the right. At the left, the god Osiris sits facing right. Behind him to the left stands Isis and Nephthys. The register below this shows nine seated gods facing right, who hold knives, and whose bodies alternate between green and black. The lower portion of the cartonnage is decorated with bead motifs, with a central column designated for an inscription which was never added. |
Length | 41.3 cm |
Width | 17.5 cm |
Depth | 0.5 cm |
Other Number | 21-46-8 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number |
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