Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · textile

Mummy Bandage, Shed-sw-nefertem, son of Ankh-wenen-nefer and Wadjet-em-hat

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Description

Caption: Mummy Bandage, Shed-sw-nefertem, son of Ankh-wenen-nefer and Wadjet-em-hat, 332 B.C.E.–1st century C.E.. Linen, ink, Glass: 13 1/2 x 12 1/8 in. (34.3 x 30.8 cm) Object: 8 1/8 x 9 1/4 in. (20.6 x 23.5 cm) Threads per square cm: Warp: 31 x Weft: 18. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.901E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Papyrus with vertical hieroglyphic script.

The artifact is a fragment of ancient papyrus featuring vertical columns of hieroglyphic text. The composition is orderly, with clearly delineated columns. The script appears to be written with black ink on a brown papyrus surface, which shows signs of age and wear. Edges are frayed, and some parts of the text may be missing due to deterioration.

hieroglyphic only unknown fragmentary
Materials papyrus
Signs Ankh ×2 Djed ×3

Connections

Found at Egypt
Deities Wadjet
Materials Papyrus

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.901E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117487 tier-2
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