Mummied Ibis

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Object Details

Donor Name

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Notes

MUMMIFIED SPECIMEN WITH WRAPPINGS. MIGHT BE FROM CATALOGUE #S 1563 - 1565?

From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Mummified ibis; Species: Threskiornis aethiopicus, sacred ibis (probable); 332-30 B.C. Embalmers bound this ibis with swatches of different quality linen, and oils and resins left the blackish-brown stains. It contains only a leg and wing from a sacred ibis.

Record Last Modified

18 Oct 2017

Specimen Count

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Accession Date

1991

Accession Number

999999

USNM Number

AT5605-0

Object Type

Animal Mummy

Place

Egypt, Africa

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3607f57b2-d652-4a15-ad9e-1294b8b21d9a

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8325980