Coffins of Anchefenmut, Cairo, JE29692 Thebes / Bab el-Gasus, 21a Dynasty Site Index Coffins Index Network Index |
Anchefenmut was a Wab-priest in front of Mut of Isheru
etc. (see left) in the latter part of the 21a Theban Dynasty
of the High Priests of Amun. His coffins were found in the
"2nd Cache", Bab el-Gasus in 1891. (PM I.ii p. 632)
The photograph below shows how the coffin and
mummy-cover are now displayed in the National Museum,
Cairo. The original images shown here were made under
these conditions by CESRAS Research Fellow Sergej V.
Ivanov in January, 2007. Digital editing and
reconstructions by Research Fellow Edward R. Loring,
2008.
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Centre for Egyptological Studies, Moscow. All rights reserved. The images may be
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etc. (see left) in the latter part of the 21a Theban Dynasty
of the High Priests of Amun. His coffins were found in the
"2nd Cache", Bab el-Gasus in 1891. (PM I.ii p. 632)
The photograph below shows how the coffin and
mummy-cover are now displayed in the National Museum,
Cairo. The original images shown here were made under
these conditions by CESRAS Research Fellow Sergej V.
Ivanov in January, 2007. Digital editing and
reconstructions by Research Fellow Edward R. Loring,
2008.
Click on photos for full-sized images. Scroll down.
This material is the intellectual property of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
Centre for Egyptological Studies, Moscow. All rights reserved. The images may be
freely used for non-commercial purposes if the usual credits are given. erl/01.03.08
Mummy Cover of Anchefenmut |
Below: detail as-is today
Right: blue mapping shows
approximate original colours. The
background was white. The
irregular application of varnish is
obvious.
Right: blue mapping shows
approximate original colours. The
background was white. The
irregular application of varnish is
obvious.
Compare faces and hands
by same draughtsman in
same scene.
by same draughtsman in
same scene.
Proof of white background
More from Anchefenmut to follow.
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