Shroud of Osiris
This
fragment in linen cloth, which dates from the Roman Period, is the
upper part of a large shroud representing the god Osiris mummiform. The
oval face has two black eyes elongated by a cosmetic line and a large
nose. On the cheeks two bandages descend which serve to fix the false
beard. The body is wrapped in an envelope of netting in dark red and
decorated black and blue. The god, who is dressed in the atef-crown,
wears a wesekh-collar and a pectoral in the form of a naos. The face of
Osiris is framed by two kneeling mourners; they are probably a
representation of Isis and Nephthys. The shroud is also decorated with
djed-pillars and small papyrus columns. This type of shroud, of which
the iconography is certainly of pharaonic tradition, is rather rare.
FLAX
WOVEN
Painted
La pièce est un don du Vicomte Abbate de Favigna.
ROMAN PERIOD
M.
Rassart-Debergh (Éd.), Arts tardifs et chrétiens d'Égypte (Exposition
Louvain-la-Neuve ), Le Monde Copte 14-15 (1988) 34 nº 44
Égyptiennes. Étoffes coptes du Nil (Exposition), Mariemont 1997, 134 nº 3
Comparer
le fragment de linceul conservé au Musée du Louvre (Inv. AF 12135;
Portraits de l'Égypte romaine (Exposition), Paris 1998, 64-65 nº 22).
Material:
Technique: Lin peint
Tissu de fond: chaîne: lin écru S: 17-22/cm
trame: lin écru S: 10/cm
État de conservation:
La partie inférieure du linceul a disparu.
KMKG - MRAH
Inventory number E.5699
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