Egyptian Painted Mummy Coffins, cartonnage. Funeral masks. Mummys
Description Mummification preserved mortal remains in order to house the Ka, or life force of the individual, as it needed to return to the body to find sustenance. The human-shaped covering, called "cartonnage," is composed of layers of linen and plaster. Its painted decoration includes the floral wreath on the wig, a broad collar, and a winged scarab beetle. Five additional registers of decoration show the protective four sons of Horus, the sacred boat of the funerary-deity Sokar, a mummy of Osiris on a funerary bed, a divine falcon god, and a short hieroglyphic text with an offering formula.
Size: 4256px × 2832px
Location: UK
Photo credit: © Élan Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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