Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · funerary_equipment

Mummy of Khnumhotep with mask and broad collar

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Description

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C. Mummified human body, linen, mummification material, painted and gilded cartonnage, ebony, obsidian, travertine (Egyptian alabaster), faience. L. 174.7 cm (68 3/4 in.). Probably from: Meir. Subject: Masks, Mummies, Sarcophagus. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1912.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

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

The image shows the head and upper torso of a wrapped Egyptian mummy lying inside a decorated rectangular coffin or case, with a funerary mask over the face and a broad collar-like ornament across the upper chest area.

A light-colored, horizontally oriented mummy is visible from the side, placed within a large wooden or cartonnage-lined rectangular container with painted surface decoration along the interior edges. The head wears a gold-toned funerary mask with a stylized face, including an outlined eye area and a headpiece. A broad collar/broad collar ornament is suggested by a visible patterned element across the upper body, including turquoise-blue and greenish tones and bead-like or inlaid segments. No clearly legible hieroglyphs are visible in the provided view. The materials visible in the image include painted/gilded surfaces on the mask (and likely on surrounding coffin/cartonnage), as well as colored inlays on the collar element. Distinct stone or faience objects (e.g., obsidian/ebony) cannot be confirmed from this single angle.

funerary Middle Kingdom (as per catalogue; image itself does not provide readable dating features) good
Deities unknown
Materials painted surfacegilding (on funerary mask/ornament)colored inlays (turquoise/green tones on collar area)wrapped/cartonnage-like mummy covering

Connections

Found at Meir
Materials Painted Surface

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116304928 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 12.182.131c tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544322 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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