Ca. ~305 - 30 B.C. // Ptolemaic Egypt

Egyptian Polychrome & Gold Mummy Cartonnage Collar

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A vibrant ancient Egyptian cartonnage fragment of a polychrome mummy collar. The linen collar is adorned in blue and yellow painted rosettes as well as red, white, blue and green beaded necklace patterns. The top center presents a lustrous raised human-headed golden Ba bird that represents, in essence, the immortal soul of the deceased mummy. The Ba bird is sitting on a golden pectoral that encompasses either various deities, or 3 of the sons of Horus.

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📚 Cf. Emory Museum OB # 2018.010.254

📏 Size: 280mm x 230 mm

📜 Provenance: Estate of Tom and Christie Accatino