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Human mummy

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Title/s	Human mummy
Category	organic remains
Name	human mummy cartonnage mummy portrait
Description	mummy, with cartonnage and mummy portrait. The mummy is that of a young man. Recent CT scans have shown that his internal organs were not removed. The body was wrapped some time after his death resulting in severe deformation. To support the shape, two wooden boards the length of the body were included in the wrappings.
Field Collection	El Hiba Egypt
Dimensions	height 162 cm width 34 cm
Period	Roman
Date	A.D. 100 — A.D. 150
Provenance	given: the Egypt Exploration Fund 1903 (Filtered for: Antiquities)
Documentation	(1995) [page: ] [comments: no.63, p.134] Ellis, S. P. (1991) Graeco-Roman Egypt (1991) [page: ] [comments: front cover illustration] Grenfell Hunt Hibeh Papyri I [page: ] [comments: p.4] Parlasca, K. Mumienporträts und verwandte Denkmäler [page: ] [comments: p.40 n.161,pl.24,1] Bourriau, J.D. Bashford, J. Radiological Examination of Two Mummies of the Roman Era [page: 170-171] Source title: MASCA Journal (Museum Applied Science Center for Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania) (1980) [comments: pl. 4-6] Murray, M.A. The Splendour That Was Egypt [comments: pl.LXVI, K]
Material/s	cartonnage
Accession Number	E.63.1903 (Antiquities) (Reference Number: 50667; Input Date: 2003-03-25 / Last Edit: 2011-07-12)

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Human mummy