Wig

Creator Name

Cultural Context

Date

ca. 1040–992 B.C.

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

About the work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Wig, Nauny

Work details

"--" = no data available

= Curationist added metadata(Learn more)

Title

Wig

Creator

Worktype

Cultural Context

Material

Hair (probably human), beeswax

Dimensions

L. of longest braid: 25 cm (9 13/16 in)

Technique

Language

Date

ca. 1040–992 B.C.

Provenance

Rogers Fund, 1930

Style Period

Third Intermediate Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Tomb of Meritamun (TT 358, MMA 65), burial of Nauny, second corridor, inside inner coffin, MMA excavations, 1928–29, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subject

Topic

All Works in Curationist’s archives can be reproduced and used freely. How to attribute this Work:

Wig, ca. 1040–992 B.C., Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

Help us improve this content!

Let our archivists know if you have something to add.

Send us your feedback

Save this work.

Start an account to add this work to your personal curated collection.