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Mummy board

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National Museum of Denmark

National Museum of Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark

Mummy board – part of mummy coffin.
New Kingdom 1000-970 BC.
Height: 174 cm. Width: 45 cm.
Wood.
The so-called mummy board was placed inside the coffin on top of the mummy, to function as a full-length mummy-mask. This mummy board comes from Luxor, and belonged to a priest called Amun Nes-pa-neb-imakh. The detailed decoration primarily focuses on the adoration of the Egyptian god of the dead, Osiris.

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  • Title: Mummy board
  • Creator: Unknown
National Museum of Denmark

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