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Description: | Fragment of linen shroud, decorated with painting of woman kneeling and in mourning, (probably Nephthys). To the left can be seen part of a head. See W1039 which is also a piece of textile with mourning woman. c.32x29cm. See also EC175. This is part of a woman's shroud dating to the second century AD. At this period deceased women were often associated with Hathor, rather than Osiris. the head on the right is part of hathor. For similar shrouds see- Christina Riggs 2005 'The Beautiful Burial in Roman Egypt. Art, Identity, and Funerary Religion' Oxford University Press, 191-196. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Rights holder: | University of Swansea, Egypt Centre | Subjects: | [none] | Temporal: | 100 AD-200 AD
Graeco Roman
Roman Period | Source: | Egypt Centre | Identifier: | http://www.egyptcentre.org.uk/index.asp?... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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