Mummy of Irtirutja with mask and other cartonnage elements

Ptolemaic Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 133

This mummified body belongs to a priest named Irtirutja and still includes the original linen wrappings. His mask and other cartonnage elements show repeatedly a winged scarab beetle with a sun disk, a symbol of regeneration. His elaborately decorated coffin (see 86.1.52a, b) features yet another scarab on the head, a broad collar with falcon-head terminals and various protective deities. The coffin’s inscription lists Irtirutja's paternal ancestors of seven earlier generations including his father Harresnet and his mother Taneferti.

Mummy of Irtirutja with mask and other cartonnage elements, Mummified human body, linen, mummification materials, painted and gilded cartonnage

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Mummy of Irtirutja with mask and other cartonnage elements, Mummified human body, linen, mummification materials, painted and gilded cartonnage
Mummy of Irtirutja with mask and other cartonnage elements, Mummified human body, linen, mummification materials, painted and gilded cartonnage

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