Photo of collection object Mummy Bandage, Wen-nefer, born of Ta-amun
Mummy Bandage, Wen-nefer, born of Ta-amun, 332 B.C.E.-1st century C.E.. Linen, ink, 2 9/16 x 16 1/8 in. (6.5 x 41 cm) Threads per square cm: Warp: 47 x Weft: 19. Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2039.81E. Creative Commons-BY.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum

Mummy Bandage, Wen-nefer, born of Ta-amun

332 B.C.E.-1st century C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

The spells on this bandage concern the Opening of the Mouth ritual, which was meant magically to restore the deceased’s ability to breathe, eat, drink, and function in the afterlife.
Original Source
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Document
Formatted Medium
Linen, ink
Medium
linen, ink
Locations
Place made: Egypt
Period
Ptolemaic Period or later
Dimensions
2 9/16 x 16 1/8 in. (6.5 x 41 cm) Threads per square cm: Warp: 47 x Weft: 19
Departments
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number
37.2039.81E
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location
Funerary Gallery 2, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
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