Painted Shroud
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Muslin, pigment
DATES
664–332 B.C.E.
PERIOD
Late Period (probably)
DIMENSIONS
17 5/16 x 16 3/4 in. (44 x 42.5 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
37.1818E
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A fragment of rather heavy, evenly woven linen decorated with painted representation of part of broad collar with falcon’s head terminal and mesh work of beads that often ornamented mummy wrappings. This is probably a piece of mummy wrappings a cheap with a substitute for the real articles. Painted in green, red and yellow.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Painted Shroud, 664–332 B.C.E. Muslin, pigment, 17 5/16 x 16 3/4 in. (44 x 42.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1818E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1818E_overall.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.37.1818E_overall.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2013
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