Mummy of Nesmin with plant wreath, mummy mask and other cartonnage elements, 200–30

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Mummy of Nesmin with plant wreath, mummy mask and other cartonnage elements, Ptolemaic Period, 200–30 , From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Akhmim (Khemmis, Panopolis), Egyptian Antiquities Service/Maspero excavations 1885–86, Human remains, linen, mummification material, faience? (amulets), painted and gilded cartonnage, plant remains, L cm (68 1/2 in.); W. 37 cm (14 9/16 in.); H. 27 cm (10 5/8 in.), Inside this mummy is the body of Nesmin, whose name means “The One Who Belongs to (the god) Min.” He was a priest for Min in Akhmim, and from the inscription on his coffin we know that his father Djedhor was a priest as well, and that his mother Tadiaset was a musician for Min

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