Mummy of Khnumhotep with mask and broad collar. Dimensions: L. 174.7 cm (68 3/4 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 12. Date: ca. 1981-1802 B.C..Khnumhotep was an estate manager or steward during life, but both his mummy and coffin (see 12.182.131a, b) are designed to associate him with divinity and kingship in the afterlife. The elegant gold funerary mask on his mummy, still in its original condition, exhibits royal attributes such as the uraeus, transforming Khnumhotep's body into an avatar of Osiris, king of the afterlife and god of resurrection. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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