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Mummy of Khnumhotep with mask and broad collar

Middle Kingdom
ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 112
This mummified body is still in the original linen wrappings and belongs to a man named Khnumhotep, who was an estate manager or steward during life. He bears a faience collar on his chest and a gold funerary mask on his head. The gold face mask, uraeus, and straight beard identify the deceased as a divine king. Through the mummy’s attributes and the coffin’s décor (see 12.182.131a, b), Khnumhotep’s body is transformed into an avatar of Osiris, king of the afterlife and god of resurrection.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mummy of Khnumhotep with mask and broad collar
  • Period: Middle Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 12
  • Date: ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Khashaba excavations, 1910; Probably from Meir
  • Medium: Mummified human body, linen, mummification material, painted and gilded cartonnage, ebony, obsidian, travertine (Egyptian alabaster), faience
  • Dimensions: L. 174.7 cm (68 3/4 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
  • Object Number: 12.182.131c
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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