Object Details
Collector
Dr. H. Abbott
Donor Name
Brooklyn Museum
Site Name
Dashur (Dahshur)
Notes
From card: "Late Ptolemaic to Early Roman Period (200 B.C. - 200 A.D.) Some cartonnage left on forehead and has a loop under the neck in blue, gold and white. C14 date based on linen wrappings: Age 2050 plus or minus 200 yrs. (B.P.) Cf. USGS lab no W-780, 6/11/1959. Exhibit, Hall 26, 1976." 1978 NMNH slide set caption: Bull Mummy. disarticulated bones wrapped with linen, cartonage around head, Egyptian, Dashur, Ptolemaic, ca. 2050 B.P. Hall 26 exhibit label notes that the bull mummy is shaped correctly but actually contains disarticulated bones filled out with cloth stuffing. Note re photos: Negative # 78-8845 profile, lt, overview. 78-8846 3/4 view, lt, overview. See accession history for detailed info. on collection/donation of this artifact and the others in this collection.
Record Last Modified
30 Jul 2020
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Late Ptolemaic/Roman
Accession Date
4 Jun 1956
Accession Number
209589
USNM Number
A413941-0
Object Type
Animal Mummy
Place
Dashur (Dahshur), Lower Egypt, Egypt, Africa
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Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Archaeology
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8162346