Ancient Egyptian mummy case from Illahun Faiyum Dyke Ridge cemetery dated 945 – 715 BC

Cartonnage full body case of a woman, name illegible. Made :of linen & with mud, plastered & painted. White background with decoration mainly in blue and gold, also in red and green. With :attached wood face mask. Decorated with painted face, wig, floral collar, red mummy braces and painted on hands. One line of inscription on lower front – funerary prayer and name. :prayer and name.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1892.7.3
  • Material: cartonnage paint plaster
  • Culture: Dynasty 22
  • Period: Third Intermediate Period
  • Excavator: W.M.F. Petrie
  • Dated: 945 - 715 BC
  • Object name: mummy case
  • Dimensions: Length: 180 cm
  • Published references: Petrie Illahun Kahun & Gurob pp.24 - 28 J Taylor "Coffins as evidence for a 'North-South divide' in the 22nd - 25th Dynasties" in G P F Broekman R J Demaree and O E Kaper eds The Libyan Period in Egypt Leiden 2009 375 - 416
  • Site: Illahun
  • Latitude: 29.233333
  • Longitude: 30.966667