Meskhetyu Instrument From Foundation Deposit C, Hatshepsut's Temple

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116

This "meskhetyu" instrument would have been used at the "opening of the mouth" ritual, which was intended to allow the deceased to come to life. The ceremony would have been performed at the consecration of a temple to enable the sculptures and the images on the walls to function as their living counterparts.

Meskhetyu Instrument From Foundation Deposit C, Hatshepsut's Temple, Wood

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Meskhetyu Instrument From Foundation Deposit C, Hatshepsut's Temple, Wood
Meskhetyu Instrument From Foundation Deposit C, Hatshepsut's Temple, Wood
Meskhetyu Instrument From Foundation Deposit C, Hatshepsut's Temple, Wood
Meskhetyu Instrument From Foundation Deposit C, Hatshepsut's Temple, Wood
Meskhetyu Instrument From Foundation Deposit C, Hatshepsut's Temple, Wood
Meskhetyu Instrument From Foundation Deposit C, Hatshepsut's Temple, Wood

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