Mummy bandage of Hepmeneh, born of Tasheritentaqeri, inscribed with text and vignette from the Book of the Dead, 332–30 BC

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Mummy bandage of Hepmeneh, born of Tasheritentaqeri, inscribed with text and vignette from the Book of the Dead, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC, From Egypt, Linen, ink, L. cm (91 in.); H. cm (4 in.), Texts and vignettes from the Book of the Dead were meant to provide guidance and protection to the deceased. In the Ptolemaic Period these texts and vignettes were sometimes placed on linen bandages. Linen bandages are more difficult to write on than papyrus, so that the script and images may not be so attractive as a papyrus Book of the Dead; but the linen bandages were used to wrap the mummy, placing the magic of the spells in direct proximity to the body

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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