Title
Detail from the linen shroud of the official Meh
Caption
Detail from the linen shroud of the official Meh, The text is taken from the judgement chapters of the Book of the Dead. An example of the illustration of shrouds bearing funerary texts, an innovation begun in the reign of Hatshepsut. The judgement scene is illustrated. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. New Kingdom,18th Dynasty,1550 1295BC.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Louvre Museum, Paris
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A19_488
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
26,1Mb (3,3Mb) / 11,8in x 8,6in / 3543 x 2577 (300dpi)