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Mummified Ibis

1989.07.0001A

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Artifact Identification Mummified Ibis   (1989.07.0001A)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Ptolemaic Dynasty
Date 305 - 30 BCE
Culture Egyptian
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 38.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Depth) 13.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 13.5 cm
Weight 4,407 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Animal--Beak, Animal--Bone, Animal--Feather, Animal--Viscera, Textile--Linen, Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales
Manufacturing Processes Weaving,

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

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 Gift of Harlan J. and Pamela Berk
Reproduction no

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