Reproduction
Object Category
mummy-cases
Description
The first of four frames that contain the papyrus element from the cartonnage of a mummy-case, a rectangular panel from leg covering or similar, the painted plaster covering mainly gone, revealing traces of lines of Greek script; highly fragile, used to be stored in acid-free tissue paper.
Production Period
Ptolemaic Period
Material
Dimensions
fragment height: 24.0 cms
fragment width: 13.6 cms
Frame height: 30.5 cms
Frame width: 30.5 cms
Frame depth: 0.6 cms
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC71069i
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology