Mummified Man
Ancient Egyptian
Ptolemaic Period (about 2nd–1st century BCE)
Medium
Linen, cartonnage, human remains
Dimensions
38.1 × 175.3 × 49.5 cm (15 × 69 × 19 1/2 in.) (appro×.)
Classification
funerary
Department
Arts of Africa
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
135128
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....