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Brush

Late Period or later
664 BCE or later
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130
Made of grass lashed together with strips of palm leaf, this brush was found inside a large pot similar in shape to 28.3.170. This was part of an embalmers' cache made up of a rectangular wood coffin and more than 30 pots full of various materials that had been used for mummification. This particular jar also contained broken wreaths, two additional grass brushes tied with grass; oily potsherds; clean straw; and clean grass.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Brush
  • Period: Late Period or later
  • Date: 664 BCE or later
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, East of Pabasa, Embalmer's Cache C, MMA excavations, 1929–30
  • Medium: Grass, palm leaf
  • Dimensions: L. 21.3 × W. 17 cm (8 3/8 × 6 11/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1931
  • Object Number: 31.3.132
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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