Panel from beneath feet of a cartonnage, with scorpions on soles, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, late 3rd century BC–1st century AD, From Egypt, Cartonnage, paint, 26.7 × 22 cm (10 1/2 × 8 11/16 in.), This panel once adorned the exterior foot end of a wrapped mummy. It depicts the soles of two sandals with a scorpion crushed beneath each one. The imagery reflects the ancient Egyptians' desire to control the dangerous elements of their world, a concern that here is transferred to the world of the afterlife
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Panel, beneath feet, cartonnage, scorpions, soles, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, late 3rd century BC–1st AD, Egypt, Cartonnage, paint, 26.7, 22 cm, 10 1/2, 8 11/16, panel, adorned, exterior foot, wrapped mummy, depicts, two sandals, scorpion crushed, beneath, imagery reflects, ancient Egyptians, desire, control, dangerous elements, world, concern, transferred, afterlife
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