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title: Painted & Gilded Mummy Case of an Infant
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4812/painted--gilded-mummy-case-of-an-infant/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Painted & Gilded Mummy Case of an Infant

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Painted & Gilded Mummy Case of an Infant](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4812.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4812.jpg)

## Image Caption

The constructional details of this case are not fully visible, but the materials used included linen and plant fibers. A painted bed-net on a pink background imitates the garment often shown worn by [Osiris](https://www.worldhistory.org/osiris/). The modeled arms and hands grasping the crook and flail scepters emphasize the symbolic association between the dead child and the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/). The elaborate falcon-head terminals of the collar are unusually represented as standing proud of the shoulders. A [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) pectoral is represented on the breast, and figures of the four sons of [Horus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Horus/) are painted at the sides. The gilded face mask is surmounted by a row of gilded uraeus-[serpents](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Serpents/) and a solar disc. The support for a crown, now lost, survives at the top of the head. From Akhmim, [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). Graeco-[Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/), 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. (The British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 10). Painted & Gilded Mummy Case of an Infant. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4812/painted--gilded-mummy-case-of-an-infant/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Painted & Gilded Mummy Case of an Infant." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 10, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4812/painted--gilded-mummy-case-of-an-infant/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Painted & Gilded Mummy Case of an Infant." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Apr 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4812/painted--gilded-mummy-case-of-an-infant/>.

## License & Copyright

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