Mummified Falcon
1989.07.0002A
Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Mummified Falcon (1989.07.0002A) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | Ptolemaic Dynasty, 305 – 30 BCE |
Culture | Egyptian |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 33.0 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 7.3 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | 6.3 cm |
Weight | 248 g |
Measuring Remarks | The width is from shoulder to shoulder; the depth was taken from the tip of the beak to the back of the head. |
Materials | Textile--Linen, Animal--Beak, Animal--Bone, Animal--Feather, Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales, Animal--Viscera |
Manufacturing Processes | Weaving |
Munsell Color Information | Dark Grayish Yellowish Brown (10 YR 2/2) -ns |
Research Remarks
Published Description | Image in the 2005 Illio University of Illinois Yearbook. |
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Description | N/A |
Comparanda | N/A |
Bibliography | N/A |
Artifact History
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Harlan J. and Pamela Berk |
Reproduction | no |
Reproduction Information | N/A |