Upper Egypt / mummy tag / Limestone / Ink

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Object Identifier
0000.00.4972
Object Name
mummy tag
Materials
Limestone
Ink
Length
;
Width
4.75 cm;
Height
7.0 cm;
Thickness
;
Weight
;50.45g
Inscribed
yes
Full Artifact Description
Two holes at top for attachment like an amulet; front has black painted Osirid figure; back with Demotic (?) inscription. Broken and mended at bottom.
Wilfong: Mummy label with image of Osiris. Limestone; ink.
Subjects
Osiris
Verbatim Date
1st - 2nd C AD
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Verbatim Site
Upper Egypt
Countermark
no
Exhibition Title
Preserving Eternity: Modern Goals, Ancient Intentions
Death in Ancient Egypt: Preserving Eternity
Case 21 - Graeco-Roman Funerary
Exhibition Curator
Richards, Janet
Wilfong, Terry
Exhibition Year
1995
2009
Publication Title
Essays and Texts in Honor of J. David Thomas
Three Mummy Labels in the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Publication Author
Gagos, Traianos & Bagnall, Roger
Publication Year
2001
Type Category
Artifact

Technical Details

Record
0000.00.4972
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.4972/dscn3067.jpg

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"Upper Egypt; mummy tag; Limestone; Ink." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.4972/dscn3067.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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