The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Mummy of Ukhhotep, son of Hedjpu

Mummy of Ukhhotep, son of Hedjpu

Period:: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty:: Dynasty 12
Date:: ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
Geography:: probably from Egypt, Middle Egypt, Meir (Mir), Khashaba
Medium:: Cartonnage, wood (ficus sycomorus), paint, linen, human remains, obsidian, gold, Egyptian alabaster
Dimensions:: l. 196.2 x w. 50.8 x d. 33 cm (77 1/4 x 20 x 13 in.) (depth measured at nose of mask)
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1912
Accession Number:: 12.182.132c

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 112

Provenance

Excavated at Meir by Ahmed Bey Kamal for Sayyid Pasha Khashaba. Acquired by Khashaba in the division of finds. Purchased from Khashaba by the Museum, 1912.
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What
Metal (59,587)

Gold (12,483)

Wood (9,287)

Linen (7,712)

Gypsum (1,223)

Alabaster (1,191)

Mummies (350)

Obsidian (108)
Where
Africa (33,578)

Egypt (29,894)

Upper Egypt (13,570)

Mīr (86)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (18,741)
In the Museum
Egyptian Art (26,256)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Egypt, 2000–1000 B.C.
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