Object Title
2007.1a-c
Measurements
5 3/4 x 6 7/8 x 19 11/16 in. (14.6 x 17.5 x 50 cm)
Creation Date
305 B.C.E.-150 C.E.
Credit Line
Gift of Caren Golden in memory of Eleanor L. Golden
Museum Name
Museum Contact
meghan.bill@brooklynmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/154356
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Ancient Egypt (Muslim conquest of Egypt, 642 C.E.)
Provenance Information
Archaeological provenance not yet documented; prior to 1992, in the possession of Mrs. Eleanor Golden; 1992, lent to the Brooklyn Museum by Mrs. Eleanor Golden; by at least 2007, Caren M. Golden, by descent; in 2007, gift of Caren M. Golden to the Brooklyn Museum.
Exhibition Information
Brooklyn Museum, "Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum," December 20, 2016 - August 27, 2017. Venues: National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, December 20, 2016 - April 9, 2017; Ulsan Museum, Ulsan, South Korea, May 1, 2017 - August 27, 2017. [Travelled to both venues; mummy did not travel].
Brooklyn Museum, “Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt.” Venues: Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, CA; March 22, 2014–June 15, 2014; Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN, October 18, 2014-January 18, 2015 ["mummy" did not travel].
On view in the Later Egypt Galleries, 1993-10/4/2012.
Brooklyn Museum, “Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt.” Venues: Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, CA; March 22, 2014–June 15, 2014; Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN, October 18, 2014-January 18, 2015 ["mummy" did not travel].
On view in the Later Egypt Galleries, 1993-10/4/2012.
Publication Information
"Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt", (The Brooklyn Museum of Art, 2013), pp. 142-143, cat. no. 124.
“Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum,” (Seoul: National Museum of Korea and the Brooklyn Museum, 2016), p. 30.
“Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum,” (Seoul: National Museum of Korea and the Brooklyn Museum, 2016), p. 30.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This object has a known provenance dating to at least 1992 when it was lent to the Brooklyn Museum.