Osiris Shroud Inscribed for Tiye

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ca. 1070–945 B.C. · Linen, red ink · Egyptian Art

Shrouds adorned with an image of Osiris were laid over the bandaged mummy in order to enhance the association of the deceased with this great god, ruler of the realm of the dead. The example here was found with the mummy of a Chantress of Amun named Tiye, who was buried in a communal tomb near the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri. The inscription before the face of the god asks that he grant offerings to Tiye; the damaged line of text at the bottom of the shroud would have given her name and title.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1070–945 B.C.

Medium

Linen, red ink

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1925