Mummy Cartonnage of a Woman

• Medium: Linen, gilded gesso, glass and faience
• Geographical Location: Hawara, Egypt
• Dates: 1st century C.E.
• Period: Roman Period
• Dimensions: 22 11/16 x 14 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (57.6 x 37.2 x 19 cm)
• Collection: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
• Exhibitions:
  • To Live Forever: Art and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt (February 12, 2010 through May 2, 2010)
• Accession Number: 69.35
• Image: 69.35_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Mummy cartonnage of a woman with draped garment, elaborate coiffure, eyes inlaid with glass, necklace (formerly inlaid throughout) and garland. There are also serpent-armlets, in relief, on the upper arms and wrists. The front is mostly gilded, but wreath and top and sides of head are painted. This fragile object is made of linen and gesso. Condition: Cracked in many places and somewhat chipped. Cracks and chips on the throat, left shoulder and left cheek have been restored before the piece came to Brooklyn.