Credits

Meresamun: A Life in Layers

The Life of Meresamun: A Temple Singer in Ancient Egypt
Oriental Institute special exhibit
February 10–December 6, 2009

CT images courtesy the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Artifact photographs courtesy the Oriental Institute.

Jean Grant: coffin; decoration layer; stela; relief

Anna Ressman: lotus mirror; magic knife; sistrum; vulture headdress and detail; inscription

Photograph of the coffin on the CT scanner by Anna Ressman.

Created by the University of Chicago's Office of Strategic Communications
in the Department of Alumni Relations & Development

Interviews and editorial content by Lydialyle Gibson and Joy Olivia Miller

Design by Brad Neal and Anthony Decanini

Interactivity by Chris Wilczak