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Linen mark, Masaharta

Third Intermediate Period
ca. 1051 B.C.
Not on view
This linen mark comes from the bandages used to rewrap the mummy of the Dynasty 18 Queen Meritamun at Thebes. Her tomb had been plundered at least twice in antiquity, the second time almost 500 years after her original burial. The High Priest of Amun Masaharta, who controlled the Theban area, ordered and supervised the restoration of the mummy and grave goods, using materials from the treasuries of the Temple of Amun. This inscription, cut from the edge of the outermost layer of the wrappings, reads: "Linen, made by the High Priest of Amun, Masaharta, true of voice, for his father Amun in Year 18."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Linen mark, Masaharta
  • Period: Third Intermediate Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 21
  • Reign: reign of Smendes I
  • Date: ca. 1051 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Meritamun (TT 358, MMA 65), Reburial of Meritamun, mummy, layer 1, MMA excavations, 1928–29
  • Medium: Linen
  • Dimensions: H. 20 cm (7 7/8 in); w. 30 cm (11 13/16 in)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1930
  • Object Number: 30.3.9
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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