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Painted funerary shroud

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The decoration of the shroud combines both traditional Pharaonic and classical elements. The amuletic collar at the top is flanked by Isis and Nephthys, and the lateral scenes in the lower section include the mummy on a bier, the presentation of the deceased to Osiris, and a range of Egyptian deities. In the centre is a figure of the deceased, bearded and wearing Roman dress, but flanked by Egyptian architectural features on which perch two falcons wearing the double crown of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.

Present location

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN

Inventory number

1911:442

Dating

ROMAN PERIOD

Archaeological Site

HAWWARA

Category

CLOTH/SHROUD

Material

LINEN; GOLD

Technique

PAINTED; WOVEN; GILDED

Width

52 cm

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