Mummified Ibis

1989.07.0001A

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Artifact Identification	Mummified Ibis (1989.07.0001A)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Africa, North : Egypt
Period	Ptolemaic Dynasty
Date	305 - 30 BCE
Culture	Egyptian

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	Under Review
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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