Partially unwrapped mummified hand with ring
This mummified human hand is partially unwrapped. Part of a faience ring is preserved on the middle finger. The hand was given as a gift to the Museum in 1906 with no additional information. It is not known to whom the hand belongs or when it was separated from the body.
Artwork Details
- Title: Partially unwrapped mummified hand with ring
- Period: Probably New Kingdom - Third Intermediate Period
- Date: ca. 1550–664 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Mummified human hand, linen, faience
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs.M. J. Moffait, 1906
- Object Number: 06.1190
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
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27 B.C.–A.D. 14
ca. 1070–332 BCE
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