Mummied Ibis

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Donor Name
Egyptian Exploration Fund
Site Name
Abydos
From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Mummified ibis; Species: Threskiornis aethiopicus, sacred ibis; 525 B.C.-A.D. 200. Through the broken top, you can see bones and part of a wing from a mature and an immature ibis. Embalmers dried the birds, then applied molten resin and oil that burnt through part of the feathers and skin and adhered to the bone.
Record Last Modified
2 Dec 2015
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Ancient Egyptian
Accession Date
26 Aug 1913
Accession Number
055827
USNM Number
A279285-0
Object Type
Animal Mummy
Place
Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa
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Anthropology
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Archaeology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8072818
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/329a1fee7-6eda-4058-bbe4-79193c215539
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