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AID |
AIC_.1910.238 |
OTY |
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects |
CLG
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CLT |
Mummy Goods |
OTG |
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OTN |
Mummy Case of Paankhenamun |
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OTT |
preferred |
MET |
H.: 170.2 cm (67 in.); W.: 43.2 cm
(17 in.); D.: 31.7 cm (12-1/2 in.) |
MEG |
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MED |
height |
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MDV |
170.2 |
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MDU |
cm |
MEG |
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MED |
width |
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MDV |
43.2 |
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MDU |
cm |
MEG |
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MED |
depth |
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MDV |
31.7 |
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MDU |
cm |
OMG |
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OMD |
Cartonnage (gum, linen and papyrus),
gold leaf and pigment on a metal mount |
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OMT |
cartonnage |
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OMM |
gum |
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OMM |
linen |
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OMM |
papyrus |
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OMM |
gold leaf |
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OMM |
pigment |
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OMS |
metal mount |
OIN |
The hieroglyphic text above Horus
reads: A royal offering of Osiris, presider over the West, the great
god, lord of Abydos, Wennofer, ruler of Eternity. Utterance by horus,
the son of Osiris, the great god, lord of the sky; may he give a
mortuary offering of food and viands, oxen and geese, incense, clothing
and every good and prue thing for Osiris, the doorkeeper of the
estate of Amun, Paankhenamun, deceased, son of Ainka, the doorkeeper
of the estate of Amun, deceased, son of Ankhefenkhonsu. Paankhenamun
means "the one who lives for Amun". Khamaat means "The
one who arises in Truth". Other identifying hieroglyphs elsewhere
on case. |
OCH |
Excellent condition. Areas with decoration
have been varnished and have yellowed due to aging. Vertical crack
center right side (8-1/2 in.). |
OTH |
Footboard reattached in 1994. |
CRG |
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CRT |
Egyptian |
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CRN |
Unknown |
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CRC |
Egyptian |
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CDT |
Ancient Egypt Africa, North Africa, Egypt |
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CAP |
Africa, North Africa, Egypt |
OCG |
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OCT |
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22
(c. 945 - 715 B.C.) |
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OCS |
-09450101 |
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OCE |
-07151231 |
OCP |
Europe, Greece Central Greece and
Euboea, Boeotia department, Thebes |
SUG |
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SUP |
Anthropoid coffin made for Paankhenamun,
a doorkeeper of the estate of Amun in Thebes. The case is decorated
with a variety of images associated with rebirth. The central scene
depicts the presentation of the deceased by the falcon-headed deity
Horus to Osiris, main deity of the afterlife.
Decoration on the mummy case:
1. Top register (head to middle of case).
(neck area): Maat with a phoenix bird.
"Broad collars": layers of floral necklaces.
Beetle with hawk head below the sun disk; wings of Nut.
Under beetle: Shen: hieroglyph for "eternity."
2. Middle top register: Scene of Paankhenamum with the gods.
Proper left: Paankhenamum with a cone of scented fat on his wig,
is led into the presence of the gods.
Next to Paankhenamum: The hawk-headed god, Horus, Son of Osiris.
Center figure holding staff: The god Osiris.
Next to Osiris: Isis, the sister of Osiris.
Proper far right: Nephthys, sister of Osiris.
Center: The Four Sons of Horus.
3. Middle lower register. The geographic symbol of the city of
Abydos.
Proper left: Winged deity, Hathor.
Proper right: Winged deity, Maat.
Rams on a standard.
Under left ram: A (mummy/tekenu ?) bundle on a standard.
Under right ram: Double plumed headdress.
4. Bottom Register.
Center: Djed pillar.
Facing pillar: Falcon gods, "The Behdite, Lord of Heaven."
Under wings: Eyes of Horus.
5. Foot register.
Center: Winged scarab.
Eyes of Horus.
Above beetle: Shen: hieroglyph for "eternity."
Above wings: Demons who live in the underworld.
6. The back of the coffin: single large djed pillar. On either
side, below its elbows: hieroglyphs for "The West."
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CXG |
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CXD |
Egyptian, probably from Thebes. The coffin
belonged to a man named Paankhenamun, whose name translates as "He
Lives for Amun" Paankhenamun was the doorkeeper of the temple
of the god Amun, a position he inherited from his father. X-rays
reveal that he was approximately 5' 6" tall, and died in middle
age. Cartonnage cases were popular at the time that Paankhenamun
was buried. After mummification, the wrapped body was inserted into
the case through the back. The back was then laced up, a footboard
was added, and the case was painted. Cartonnage cases were normally
placed inside one or more nested wooden coffins that were also decorated.
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OEH |
AIC, Permanent Ancient Art Galleries,
1994 - present}~ |
OEH |
AIC, Periodic exhibition from 1911-1994}~ |
OEH |
AIC, Henry Crown Gallery in 1960s -
1970s}~ |
OEH |
AIC, Egyptian Gallery #1, circa 1956}~
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OEH |
AIC, Egyptian Gallery # 10, circa 1935}~ |
OEH |
AIC, Egyptian Gallery #9 and 10, circa
1923}~ |
OOG |
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OON |
The Art Institute of Chicago |
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OOP |
Chicago, IL |
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OOA |
1910.238 |
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OOC |
The Art Institute of Chicago, William
Moses Willner Fund |
ORG |
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ORS |
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ORL |
http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html |
RIG |
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RIP |
Y |
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RID |
Full view |
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RIR |
HasFormat |
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RIL |
AIC_.E22827.TIF |
RIG |
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RIP |
N |
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RID |
Detail: top of head |
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RIR |
HasFormat |
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RIL |
AIC_.E31636.TIF |
RIG |
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RIP |
N |
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RID |
X-ray |
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RIR |
HasFormat |
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RIL |
AIC_.E15251.TIF |
RMG |
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RMD |
3-D construction of mummy's head based upon CT
data |
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RMR |
References |
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RML |
AIC_.1910.238_QT01.mov |
RDG |
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RDD |
<i>Cleopatra: A Multi-Media Guide
to the Ancient World</i>, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1997
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RDR |
IsReferencedBy |
RDG |
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RDD |
<i>The Art Institute of Chicago
Museum Studies</i>, 1994, Volume 20, No. 1, pp. 22-25 |
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RDR |
IsReferencedBy |
RDG |
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RDD |
<i>A Guide to the Collection, Art
Institute of Chicago</i>, 1994 |
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RDR |
IsReferencedBy |
RDG |
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RDD |
<i>Minerva</i>, May/June
1994, Vol. 5, No. 3 |
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RDR |
IsReferencedBy |
RDG |
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RDD |
<i>The Essential Guide: Art Institute
of Chicago</i>, 1993 |
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RDR |
IsReferencedBy |
RDG |
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RDD |
Allen, <i>A Handbook of the Egyptian
Collection</i>, 1924, pp. 7, 12, 13 (ill.), 14-16, 19n, 69,
and 124 |
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RDR |
IsReferencedBy |
DCG |
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DCB |
Leigh Gates |
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DCD |
19990422 |
AVD |
20001206 |
AVV |
1.2 |
ALY |
1998 |
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