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Egyptian finger and toe stall

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170: 383: 146: 27: 158: 74:, as well as other eras, and were thought to protect the deceased from both magical and physical dangers, such as damage which could occur during the mummification process. Additionally, they were sometimes used in order to replace missing digits on the deceased, as it was believed that a complete body was needed for successful passage into the afterlife. This belief mirrors the myth of 130:. For example, one mummy from this period was found with carved golden finger stalls, similar to those discovered from earlier periods. Though royalty and the upper classes typically had stalls made of gold or silver, less wealthy Egyptians utilized other materials, including wood, stone, and/or mud. In order to provide magical protection for the deceased, a prayer was made to 86:. Some mummies were buried with prosthetics which they used in life, rather than toe stalls created specifically for burial. These stalls were most commonly found on the remains of royalty. Toe stalls were discovered in the tomb of 169: 31:
A set of finger and toe stalls belonging to one of the foreign wives of Thutmose III, dating to the 15th century B.C. Now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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as the stalls were created. The stalls were often highly detailed, with carved nails and other features, such as rings.
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ruler. Although many surviving examples of finger and toe stalls originate from the
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Egyptian mummies : unravelling the secrets of an ancient art
110:. A later surviving example of toe stalls comes from the tomb of 79: 63: 122:, they were used for much of Ancient Egypt, including into the 398: 266:"Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs" 102:. The wives' jewelry is currently on display at the 47: 36: 70:during burial. Such stalls were used during the 78:, whose body was put back together by his wife 418: 8: 213:Res Antiquitatis. Journal of Ancient History 19: 425: 411: 25: 18: 66:jewelry used in Ancient Egypt to protect 186: 141: 82:, resulting in him becoming the first 7: 379: 377: 313: 311: 290: 288: 286: 236: 234: 202: 200: 198: 196: 194: 192: 190: 175:Mummy finger encased in silver stall 397:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 381: 168: 156: 144: 354:"finger-stall | British Museum" 207:Colazilli, Alessandra (2012). 60:Egyptian finger and toe stalls 1: 40: 470: 376: 104:Metropolitan Museum of Art 24: 324:. Michael O'Mara Books. 16:Ancient Egyptian jewelry 454:African studies stubs 72:18th Dynasty of Egypt 318:Bob., Brier (1997). 20:Finger and toe stall 449:Ancient Egypt stubs 389:This article about 296:"www.metmuseum.org" 270:Wandering Educators 21: 358:The British Museum 92:three of the wives 406: 405: 246:www.metmuseum.org 57: 56: 461: 427: 420: 413: 385: 378: 368: 367: 365: 364: 350: 344: 343: 315: 306: 305: 303: 302: 292: 281: 280: 278: 277: 262: 256: 255: 253: 252: 238: 229: 228: 204: 172: 160: 148: 42: 29: 22: 469: 468: 464: 463: 462: 460: 459: 458: 434: 433: 432: 431: 374: 372: 371: 362: 360: 352: 351: 347: 332: 317: 316: 309: 300: 298: 294: 293: 284: 275: 273: 264: 263: 259: 250: 248: 240: 239: 232: 206: 205: 188: 183: 176: 173: 164: 161: 152: 149: 140: 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 467: 465: 457: 456: 451: 446: 436: 435: 430: 429: 422: 415: 407: 404: 403: 386: 370: 369: 345: 330: 307: 282: 257: 230: 185: 184: 182: 179: 178: 177: 174: 167: 165: 162: 155: 153: 151:A finger stall 150: 143: 139: 136: 62:are pieces of 55: 54: 49: 45: 44: 38: 34: 33: 30: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 466: 455: 452: 450: 447: 445: 444:Ancient Egypt 442: 441: 439: 428: 423: 421: 416: 414: 409: 408: 402: 400: 396: 392: 387: 384: 380: 375: 359: 355: 349: 346: 341: 337: 333: 331:1-85479-636-4 327: 323: 322: 314: 312: 308: 297: 291: 289: 287: 283: 271: 267: 261: 258: 247: 243: 237: 235: 231: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 203: 201: 199: 197: 195: 193: 191: 187: 180: 171: 166: 159: 154: 147: 142: 137: 135: 133: 129: 128:Roman periods 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 53: 52:Ancient Egypt 50: 46: 43:1500–1000 B.C 39: 35: 28: 23: 399:expanding it 388: 373: 361:. Retrieved 357: 348: 320: 299:. Retrieved 274:. Retrieved 272:. 2012-02-02 269: 260: 249:. Retrieved 245: 216: 212: 120:18th Dynasty 116:21st Dynasty 108:18th Dynasty 96:Thutmose III 59: 58: 37:Years active 219:: 147–174. 163:A toe stall 112:Psusennes I 88:Tutankhamun 438:Categories 391:Egyptology 363:2021-04-27 301:2018-08-11 276:2018-08-11 251:2021-04-29 181:References 225:1647-5852 124:Ptolemaic 340:59649679 48:Location 138:Gallery 338:  328:  223:  132:Osiris 100:Thebes 76:Osiris 68:digits 393:is a 84:mummy 395:stub 336:OCLC 326:ISBN 221:ISSN 126:and 114:, a 80:Isis 64:gold 98:in 94:of 440:: 356:. 334:. 310:^ 285:^ 268:. 244:. 233:^ 215:. 211:. 189:^ 41:c. 426:e 419:t 412:v 401:. 366:. 342:. 304:. 279:. 254:. 227:. 217:3

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Ancient Egypt
gold
digits
18th Dynasty of Egypt
Osiris
Isis
mummy
Tutankhamun
three of the wives
Thutmose III
Thebes
Metropolitan Museum of Art
18th Dynasty
Psusennes I
21st Dynasty
18th Dynasty
Ptolemaic
Roman periods
Osiris
A finger stall
A toe stall
Mummy finger encased in silver stall






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