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Mummy Cartonnage Case of Lady Tadiashaikhet

Mummy Cartonnage Case of Lady Tadiashaikhet

Culture: Egyptian

Date: c. 750 - 700 BC
Medium: linen, plaster, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 60 x 17 x 10 in. (152.4 x 43.2 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line:Museum Purchase
Object number: 1947.34.1
This style of mummy-case, made of cartonnage, was in widespread use from the 22nd to the 25th Dynasties (c. 945-664 BC). The current sarcophagus belongs towards the end of that time-span, as indicated by the rectangular plinth beneath the feet and the depiction of the lady's ears (on earlier examples, they were covered by the wig). The name Tadiashaikhet is a fairly rare one in the eighth century BC.
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