Fragment Dimensions:
4.0 cm wide x 2.2 cm high
Description:
Two joining fragments of painted cartonnage.
Fragment is slightly convex.
FRONT
Painted gessoed (plastered) surface.
Gesso is cracked and has holes from
insect damage.
Lines painted in red, white, black (?
or dark blue), and yellow (? or unpainted
gesso).
Surface is dirty and faded.
BACK
Shows the layers of papyrus used to make
the cartonnage.
Papyrus layers are heavily insect damaged
(trails and holes).
Insect pupal casing is visible on left side.
No traces of writing are visible on the
papyrus layers.
NOTE
Images were scanned directly from the actual
cartonnage fragment.