<em>Footcase of a Mummy with Images of Defeated Enemies Under the Feet</em>, ca. 1st century C.E. Plaster, pigment, gold leaf, 9 13/16 x 10 3/16 x 5 1/2 in. (25 x 25.8 x 13.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 73.89. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 73.89_top_PS2.jpg)

Footcase of a Mummy with Images of Defeated Enemies Under the Feet, ca. 1st century C.E. Plaster, pigment, gold leaf, 9 13/16 x 10 3/16 x 5 1/2 in. (25 x 25.8 x 13.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 73.89. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 73.89_top_PS2.jpg)

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Footcase of a Mummy with Images of Defeated Enemies Under the Feet

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

A footcase was an additional luxury item for the deceased. Here, on the bottom of the footcase, the enemies of the deceased are depicted. Thus when the deceased stands, he crushes his enemies.

MEDIUM Plaster, pigment, gold leaf

Place Made: Egypt

DATES ca. 1st century C.E.

PERIOD Roman Period

DIMENSIONS 9 13/16 x 10 3/16 x 5 1/2 in. (25 x 25.8 x 13.9 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 73.89

CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

PROVENANCE Archaeological provenance not yet documented; by September 16, 1973, acquired by Marianne Maspero of Paris, France; October 16, 1973, purchased Marianne Maspero by the Brooklyn Museum.

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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION One cartonnage footcase of a mummy. Bottom: Two bound captives are painted in brown with green hair on the bottoms of the sandals. Geometric borders surround the sandals. Top: The gold sandaled feet are well raised from the rest of the case. The rest of the top surface is decorated with basket weave pattern. The end and sides of the case are decorated with a geometric band with flowers and wadjet eyes. Condition: Excellent. Plaster cracked in area and slightly scraped in others.

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Solid Gold

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

CAPTION Footcase of a Mummy with Images of Defeated Enemies Under the Feet, ca. 1st century C.E. Plaster, pigment, gold leaf, 9 13/16 x 10 3/16 x 5 1/2 in. (25 x 25.8 x 13.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 73.89. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 73.89_top_PS2.jpg)

IMAGE top, 73.89_top_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007

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