Bead Net Funerary Shroud with Amulets
Ancient Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 23–25 (about 818–656 BCE)
Medium
Faience and modern cotton fiber
Dimensions
net dimensions (other objects contained within): 55.9 × 37.5 cm (22 × 14 3/4 in.)
Classification
beadwork
Department
Arts of Africa
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
140651
About the Artist
Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian artists, a collective of highly skilled artisans spanning over three millennia from the Predynastic period (c. 6000–3150 BC) to the Roman era (30 BC–4th century AD), produced some of humanity's most enduring masterpieces. These anonymous craftsmen, often organized in state-sponsored workshops, lived in dedicated communities like Deir el-Medina near Luxor during the New Kingdom (c....