Linen mark

Unknown

ca. 1051 B.C. · Linen · Egyptian Art

This linen mark comes from the bandages used to rewrap the mummy of the Dynasty 18 Queen Meritamun at Thebes. Her tomb had been plundered at least twice in antiquity, the second time almost 500 years after her original burial. The High Priest of Amun Masaharta, who controlled the Theban area, ordered and supervised the restoration of the mummy and grave goods, using materials from the treasuries of the Temple of Amun. This inscription, cut from the edge of layer "E" of the wrappings, reads: "Linen, made by the High Priest of Amun, Masaharta..."

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1051 B.C.

Medium

Linen

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1930