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Mummified Ibis

1914.05.0209

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Artifact Identification Mummified Ibis   (1914.05.0209)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture Egyptian
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 43.4 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 21.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 8.0 cm
Weight 1,016 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Animal--Bone, Textile
Manufacturing Processes N/A

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Dodson, Aidan. "Rituals Related to Animal Cults." In Jacco Dieleman, Willeke Wendrich (eds.), UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology. Los Angeles. http://escholarship.org/uc/ite/6wk541n0

James, T.G.H. Excavating in Egypt: The Egypt Exploration Society 1882-1982. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982.

Smelik, K.A.D. "The Cult of the Ibis in the Graeco-Roman Period: With Special Attention to the Data from the Papyri" in Studies in Hellenistic Religions, M. J. Vermaseren, ed. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1979.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Egypt Exploration Society
Reproduction No

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