Cartonnage case

Cartonnage case

A painted cartonnage mummy case, made for a woman.The four Sons of Horus are represented on the front, together with the Scarab beetle god Khepry and two recumbant jackals, representing the god Anubis. A single band of hieroglyphs is inscribed on the lower half of the case. Cartonnage consisted of layers of linen or papyrus stiffened with gesso and often painted or gilded.

Present location LIVERPOOL MUSEUM [03/061] LIVERPOOL

Inventory number 52.55.45

Dating 3RD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD

Archaeological Site TARKHAN

Category COFFIN/SARCOPHAGUS/CARTONNAGE

Material GESSO; LINEN

Technique GENERAL TECHNIQUE

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Bibliography•Piotr Bienkowski and Angela Tooley., Gifts of The Nile: Ancient Egyptian Arts and Crafts in Liverpool Museum., 1995., 72; pl110.