Bead Shroud of Tabakenkhonsu
Constructed of tubular faience beads strung together in a net pattern, this shroud was sewn onto the outer wrappings of Tabakenkhonsu's mummy. Additional beads in various colors have been worked into the garment at several points: a beaded broad collar has been added to the top, where the garment came over the mummy's neck; over her breast was a winged scarab to protect the heart; and on the abdomen are the four "canopic" genii who guarded the viscera.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bead Shroud of Tabakenkhonsu
- Period: Third Intermediate Period
- Dynasty: Dynasty 25 (Kushite)
- Date: ca. 680–670 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Hathor Shrine, pit in hypostyle hall, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1894–95
- Medium: Faience
- Dimensions: L. 107 × W. 45.5 cm (42 1/8 × 17 15/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1896
- Object Number: 96.4.5
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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