Mummy Bandage, Ii-em-hetep, born of Ta-remetj-hepu
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Object Label
The initial chapters of the Book of the Dead allude to the myth of Osiris’s death, resurrection, and union with the sun god Re, anticipating the same scenario for the deceased. Here, parts of the funeral are portrayed on the right: the priest in a leopard-skin cloak recites spells from a scroll in his hands, and another priest offers food, drink, and incense. The seated woman mourns the mummy, held up by the jackal-headed Anubis, while the wavy line around the scene indicates purification. On the left, the transformed deceased praises and offers to the falcon-headed sun god and the Solar Boat.
Caption
Mummy Bandage, Ii-em-hetep, born of Ta-remetj-hepu, 332 B.C.E.–1st century C.E.. Linen, ink, 3 9/16 x 39 9/16 in. (9 x 100.5 cm) Threads per square cm: Warp: 65 x Weft: 21. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2039.21E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.2039.21E_PS2.jpg)
Title
Mummy Bandage, Ii-em-hetep, born of Ta-remetj-hepu
Date
332 B.C.E.–1st century C.E.
Period
Ptolemaic Period or later
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Linen, ink
Classification
Dimensions
3 9/16 x 39 9/16 in. (9 x 100.5 cm) Threads per square cm: Warp: 65 x Weft: 21
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.2039.21E
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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Frequent Art Questions
On the mummy bandage of Ii-em-hetep why is there a number 37 present?
Those are the first two numbers of the object's accession number, which is the identification number it gets assigned when it enters our collection. Each object has one!Those first two numbers indicate the year when it entered our collection: 1937!Cool. Thanks.
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