Mummy of Ukhhotep, son of Hedjpu

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The mummified body of a man named Ukhhotep still includes the original linen wrappings. Ukhhotep held the title of Chief Treasurer. As was customary at the time, his mummy was placed inside a rectangular coffin (12.182.132a, b) while lying on the left side and with the face toward the eye panel. His head is covered by a well-modeled wooden mask with a gilded face. The eyes of the mask were inlaid with stone to give his mummy a more lifelike appearance.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.

Metropolitan Museum of Art