Artefact ID | 1076 |
TM ID | - |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 40 (Dayr Umm al-Ġanāʾim) | Class | Human remains |
Material | - |
Description | Right hand of the mummy W18.01 (inv. no. 1023), making a gesture interpreted as a blessing. |
Selection criteria | Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy, Archaeological context associated with Christian markers |
Date from | 300 |
Date to | 499 |
Dating criteria | General chronology of the Western cemetery. |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | Western cemetery of Dayr Umm al-Ġanāʾim. Grave W18, one of the most elaborate tombs of this necropolis, containing three individuals. |
Accession number | Réserve de la mission française dʼEl-Deir à Kharga, inv. no. 1023 |