Mummified Falcon

1989.07.0002A

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    Basic Information

    Artifact Identification Mummified Falcon   (1989.07.0002A)
    Classification/
    Nomenclature
    1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
    3. Ceremonial Artifacts
    4. :
    5. Funerary Objects
    Artist/Maker Unknown
    Geographic Location
    Period Ptolemaic Dynasty
    Date 305 – 30 BCE
    Culture Egyptian

    Physical Analysis

    Dimension 1 (Length) 33.0 cm
    Dimension 2 (Width) 7.3 cm
    Dimension 3 (Depth) 6.3 cm
    Weight 248 g
    Measuring Remarks Under Review
    Materials Textile--Linen, Animal--Beak, Animal--Bone, Animal--Feather, Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales, Animal--Viscera
    Manufacturing Processes Weaving

    Research Remarks

    Description

    Image in the 2005 Illio University of Illinois Yearbook.

    Published Description Under Review
    Bibliography Under Review

    Artifact History

    Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Harlan J. and Pamela Berk
    Reproduction no

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