Object Details
Donor Name
Egyptian Exploration Fund
Site Name
Abydos
Notes
From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Mummified ibis; Species: Threskiornis aethiopicus, sacred ibis; 525 B.C.-A.D. 200. Through the broken top, you can see bones and part of a wing from a mature and an immature ibis. Embalmers dried the birds, then applied molten resin and oil that burnt through part of the feathers and skin and adhered to the bone.
Record Last Modified
2 Dec 2015
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Ancient Egyptian
Accession Date
26 Aug 1913
Accession Number
055827
USNM Number
A279285-0
Object Type
Animal Mummy
Place
Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa
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Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Archaeology
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8072818