Fragmentary Shroud with a Bearded Young Man
A young man with wide eyes and an incipient moustache stands before a dark gray background, with a lighter gray area around his head. In his hand he holds a bundle of foliage, perhaps myrtle. To each side of his head is a figure of the falcon god Horus, alternately with the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt. Originally, there were ladders of vignettes with deity figures at each edge; remains of a dark skinned god with a blue crown are preserved at left.
A hieroglyphic inscription at the top refers to the Egyptian god Horus the Behedite, immanent in the winged sun disk that originally topped the shroud; only the tips of some wing feathers are preserved at the upper left corner.
A hieroglyphic inscription at the top refers to the Egyptian god Horus the Behedite, immanent in the winged sun disk that originally topped the shroud; only the tips of some wing feathers are preserved at the upper left corner.
Artwork Details
- Title: Fragmentary Shroud with a Bearded Young Man
- Period: Roman Period
- Date: A.D. 120–150
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Linen, tempera paint
- Dimensions: 100.6 × 69 cm (39 5/8 × 27 3/16 in.); Frame: 109.2 × 81.3 × 3.2 cm (43 × 32 × 1 1/4 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1908
- Object Number: 08.202.8a
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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A.D. 170–200
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A.D. 270–280
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