Mummy of Nesiamun

Unknown

ca. 712–525 B.C. · Human remains, linen, mummification material · Egyptian Art

The mummified body of a man named Nesiamun is not on view, but rests inside his closed coffin (which is displayed in gallery 130; see 26.3.11a, b). CT scans of his mummy show that Nesiamun sustained several serious injuries before death, including a broken left shoulder and fractures of his pelvis and skull. From the inscription on the coffin's lid we know that Nesiamun's parents were named Bakenamun and Tahathor.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 712–525 B.C.

Medium

Human remains, linen, mummification material

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1926