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Mummy net
Nubian
Napatan Period
7th–6th century B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Dimensions
Height x width: 129 x 39 cm (50 13/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.443
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Mummy trappings
DescriptionBead net covering from body. Rectangular diamond mesh net of blue faience tubular beads with white glass ball beads at joints: in which are set mask, winged scarab, winged Isis, 4 genii, and vertical band of inscription in woven faience disc beads of red, white, black, and blue. (Reconstucted by Mrs. Reisner with original beads from several graves).
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, West Cemetery. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.