Cartonnage

L-55-15H

From: Egypt

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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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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