Search Results:

Viewing Record 1 of 1
 


Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Roman
Title:Mummy covering depicting a man holding a goblet and a small branch
Date Made:ca. 270 C.E.
Type:Painting
Materials:painting on plaster and linen
Place Made:Africa; Egypt; Thebes, Deir el-Bahri
Measurements:Overall: 33 in x 14 in; 83.8 cm x 35.6 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1942.84
Credit Line:Museum purchase
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
1942-84.jpg

Label Text:
Numerous Roman burials were found near the New Kingdom temple of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (ruled 1473–1458 B.C.E.), which in Roman times served as a sanctuary to the Greek god of healing, Asklepios. Burial near this sacred site was considered to be auspicious.
PJR, 2015

Tags:
funeral rites and ceremonies; afterlife; ancient; archaeology; painting; portraits

Link to share this object record:
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=AC+1942.84

Research on objects in the collections, including provenance, is ongoing and may be incomplete. If you have additional information or would like to learn more about a particular object, please email fc-museums-web@fivecolleges.edu.

Viewing Record 1 of 1