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Tutankhamun's Funeral
A Puzzling Discovery
Tutankhamun's Funeral | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art he was thus able to identify the linen sheets and bandages and sacks of chaff and natron from the large jars as leftovers from the embalming of king tutankhamun's body. it appears that the ancient egyptians did not simply discard the remains from the mummification process but collected them in pottery containers or coffins and buried them in the neighborhood of a deceased's tomb. this was not a simple matter of trash disposal but reflected the belief that even traces of a person'
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tuta/hd_tuta.htm [3937 words]
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Outer Coffin of Henettawy ¦ Highlights ¦ Egyptian Art ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works of Art ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of horus falcons flank a central scarab that pushes a sun disk upward, an image of the rising sun and of rebirth. the composition is similar to the middle kingdom pectoral of sithathoryunet (16.1.3). at the sides of this pectoral are figures of anubis, god of mummification, represented as a jackal wearing the crowns of upper and lower egypt and holding empowering scepters. beneath the protective wings of nut, vertical and horizontal yellow bands, representing gold, cover the white mummy wrapping.
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/outer_coffin_of_henettawy/objectview.aspx?page=1&sort= [469 words]
![Canopic Jar Lid [Egyptian; From KV55, Valley of the Kings, western Thebes] (30.8.54) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://kunstbus.com/images/k/me/www.metmuseum.org/toah_2F_images_2F_h2_2F_h2_30.8.54.jpg)
Canopic Jar Lid [Egyptian; From KV55, Valley of the Kings, western Thebes] (30.8.54) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History western thebes egyptian alabaster with glass and stone inlays h. 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm) theodore m. davis collection, bequest of theodore m. davis, 1915 (30.8.54) canopic jars were used to store the four internal organs that were removed during mummification. although intended for a funerary context, the face on this canopic jar lid was carved by a master with the skill and care one might expect in a more public portrait. whatever the owner's age at her death, she was given a youthful countenance for the eternal afterlife.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/30.8.54 [324 words]
![Section from the "Book of the Dead" of Nany [Egyptian; Western Thebes] (30.3.31) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://kunstbus.com/images/k/me/www.metmuseum.org/toah_2F_images_2F_h2_2F_h2_30.3.31.jpg)
Section from the "Book of the Dead" of Nany [Egyptian; Western Thebes] (30.3.31) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ T he wears the white crown of upper egypt and the curving beard of a god. his body is wrapped like a mummy except for his hands, which clasp a crook. on the table before him is an offering of a joint of beef. canine-headed anubis, overseer of mummification, adjusts the scales, while a baboonsymbolizing thoth, the god of wisdom and writingsits on the balance beam and prepares to write down the result. behind nany stands the goddess isis, both wife and sister of osiris.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/30.3.31 [430 words]
![Coffin set of Henettawy [Egyptian; From Deir el-Bahri, western Thebes] (25.3.182-184) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://kunstbus.com/images/k/me/www.metmuseum.org/toah_2F_images_2F_h2_2F_h2_25.3.182-184.jpg)
Coffin set of Henettawy [Egyptian; From Deir el-Bahri, western Thebes] (25.3.182-184) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art Histor henettawy in a rich golden garment shakes a sistrum and prays to osiris (the two uppermost scenes), the four sons of horus stand behind altars with offerings (middle scenes), and anubis, god of the cemetery and mummification, holds empowering scepters in the bottom scenes. the second coffin lid (center) is painted yellow all over, imitating royal coffins made of solid gold or gilded wood, like the famous coffins of tutankhamun.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/25.3.182-184 [990 words]
![Statuette of the god Anubis as embalmer [Egyptian] (38.5) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://kunstbus.com/images/k/me/www.metmuseum.org/toah_2F_images_2F_h2_2F_h2_38.5.jpg)
Statuette of the god Anubis as embalmer [Egyptian] (38.5) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum this wooden figure represents the god anubis with a canid head on a human body, wearing the feathered costume of egyptian deities. in this posehands raised, palms downwardthe god performed purification and transfiguration rites over a mummy. during the actual mummification process, a priest wearing a canid mask played the role of anubis. The New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art collections include more than two million works of art spanning five thousand years from every part of the globe.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/38.5 [101 words]
The Singer of Amun Nany's Funerary Papyrus ¦ Highlights ¦ Egyptian Art ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works of Art ¦ The Metrop he wears the white crown of upper egypt and the curving beard of a god. his body is wrapped like a mummy except for his hands, which clasp a crook. on the table before him is an offering of a joint of beef. jackal-headed anubis, overseer of mummification, adjusts the scales, while a baboon—symbolizing thoth, the god of wisdom and writing—sits on the balance beam and prepares to write down the result. behind nany stands the goddess isis, both wife and sister of osiris.
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/the_singer_of_amun_nany_s_funerary_papyrus/objectview.aspx [503 words]