Linen and mud from interior of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figure

A long, curved clear case holds fragments of brown linen bandage and dark clay lumps, arranged loosely across the length of the case. The torn textiles show woven texture and worn edges, with the mud pieces scattered among them. The pale grey backdrop isolates the material against the case.

Look closer: Dark clay lumps are mixed among the linen strips, visible near the lower center.

Artist

Unknown

Date

305–30 BCE

Medium

Linen, mud

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

4000 × 2667 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921