Fragmentary Impression of the Necropolis Seal from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache

Fragmentary Impression of the Necropolis Seal from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This mud sealing has been stamped with the official seal of the Theban necropolis, a jackal over nine bound captivessealings with the name of Tutankhamun.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fragmentary Impression of the Necropolis Seal from Tutankhamun's Embalming CacheFragmentary Impression of the Necropolis Seal from Tutankhamun's Embalming CacheFragmentary Impression of the Necropolis Seal from Tutankhamun's Embalming CacheFragmentary Impression of the Necropolis Seal from Tutankhamun's Embalming CacheFragmentary Impression of the Necropolis Seal from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache

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.