Mummy Tag of Plenis
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Wood, ink
DATES
ca. 200–300 C.E.
PERIOD
Roman Period
DIMENSIONS
4 x 2 1/16 x 3/8 in. (10.2 x 5.3 x 0.9 cm)
(show scale)
INSCRIPTIONS
Plenis the younger son of Marinas. He lived 35 years.
ACCESSION NUMBER
37.1393E
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Wooden mummy ticket. Notched on both sides at top and pierced at center top. Painted lettering of six lines in Greek. Letters partially erased and surface worn on left side. Back plain.
Inscription reads: "Plenis, the younger son of Marinas. He lived 35 years."
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Nubian. Mummy Tag of Plenis, ca. 200–300 C.E. Wood, ink, 4 x 2 1/16 x 3/8 in. (10.2 x 5.3 x 0.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1393E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1393E_front_PS11.jpg)
IMAGE
front, 37.1393E_front_PS11.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2022
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