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Large Bull Mummy/1

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    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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    Anthropology

    Data Source

    NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

    Topic

    Archaeology

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3211aa3eb-62cd-4868-af0f-08b3a3415215

    Record ID

    nmnhanthropology_8162346

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