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Third Intermediate Period
Henettawy's unembalmed body was wrapped in bandages of fine linen, inscribed in places with protective emblems. This fringed square bears the figure of a falcon holding a flail, a sign used previously for royal linen and an indication of high quality.
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Title: Mummy bandage inscribed with a falcon
Period: Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty: late Dynasty 21
Date: ca. 1000–945 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Henettawy F (MMA 59), MMA excavations, 1923–24
Medium: Linen
Dimensions: L. 10 × W. 8 cm (3 15/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Object Number: 25.3.188
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