Mummy of the 'embroiderer'
KMKG - MRAH
Inv.no. E.1045
Dating: ROMAN PERIOD 30 BC - AD 395
Site: EL-SHEIKH `ABADA/ANTINOOPOLIS
Category: HUMAN MUMMY
Materials: WOOL, LINEN, ORGANIC
Technique: WORKED, WOVEN

Length: 144 cm

Mummy of the 'embroiderer'
The mummy of the 'embroiderer' was discovered during the excavations of Albert Gayet at Antinoe in 1899-1900. Its modern nickname derives from the amount of embroidery in the burial equipment of the tomb. The remains of the woman have not been mummified; the body was totally dried out in the hot sand. She wears three dresses one over the other, which are decorated with heart-shaped designs. On top of her head are a cap and a roll of polychrome wool representing flowers. Over her shoulders is a shawl decorated with floral and bird motifs. Her head and feet rest on embroidered cushions.