Historical September 1990 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The St. Louis Art Museum presents a special exhibition of one of its newest acquisitions—an Egyptian mummy named Amen-Nestawy-Nakht, Priest of Amon, Son of Pa-di-Amen. Amen-Nakht lived during the Third Intermediate Period in the Early 22nd Dynasty (c. 930-880 B.C.) His mummification followed a process popularized about 2500 B.C.
After the mummification process was complete, the body was returned to the family so that it could be placed in an appropriate case.
The high quality of the Museum’s painted plaster case that contains the linen wrapped body of Amen Nakht, indicates he held an important position in life. AmenNakht was x-rayed and scanned at Jewish Hospital last year and most recently at McDonnell Douglas.
The results showed that he lived a relatively healthy life.
These films are on display in the exhibition. Visitors to the exhibition can see the mummy case elevated above a mirror, revealing an open area where grave robbers invaded the mummy in search of valuable objects.
A missing portion at the foot of the case allows viewers to see the linenwrapped feet.
The exhibition will be through November 25 in Gallery 120.
This exhibition was supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency.
The mummy was given to The Saint Louis Art Museum for the children of St. Louis by Mr. and Mrs. Barney A. Ebsworth.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, September 1990.
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