Fragment of cartonnage


Accession Number
EC1059
Current Location
In storage
Object Type
Tomb equipment, Coffin/sarcophagus/cartonnage
Material
Cartonnage
Measurements
Height: 410mm | Width: 235mm
Number of Elements
1
Culture
Egyptian
Divine Name
Anubis | Duamutef | Hapy (son of Horus) | Imsety | Osiris

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Description

A section of cartonnage showing a jackal-headed god, likely Anubis, in front of an offering table with two other figures in the upper section (the god to the left may be Osiris). Below this is a winged sun disc and three deities (likely three of the Four Sons of Horus). The winged sun disc is painted in a very similar way to EC1058. it was probably purchased by Wellcome at auction on 22nd July 1920.

Wellcome Number
A9391
Other Identity
36/4 (unidentified auction number on a round serrated label)
Auction
Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge: 21–23 July 1920, Lot 233
Previous Owner
Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
Acquisition
Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
Last modified: 18 Dec 2021
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