Fayum? / child mummy / Remains (Human) / Plant materials / Resin

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Record Details

Object Identifier
1971.02.0179
Object Name
child mummy
Length
;
Width
23.5 cm (at shoulders), 17 cm (at head);
Height
82.5 cm;
Thickness
;
Weight
;did not weigh
Pierced
no
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Wilfong: Mummy of a child. Human body; cloth; resin; wood.
Verbatim Date
1st C AD
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Verbatim Site
Fayum?
Production Site
site
Countermark
no
Exhibition Title
Preserving Eternity: Modern Goals, Ancient Intentions
Death in Ancient Egypt: Preserving Eternity
Case 19 - Child's Tomb
Exhibition Curator
Richards, Janet
Wilfong, Terry
Exhibition Year
1995
2009
Publication Title
Passionate Curiosities: Tales of Collectors & Collections from the Kelsey Museum
Publication Author
Talalay, Lauren E.; Cool, Margaret Root
Publication Year
2015
Type Category
Artifact

Technical Details

Record
1971.02.0179
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1971.02.0179/dscn2439.jpg

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"Fayum?; child mummy; Remains (Human); Plant materials; Resin." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1971.02.0179/dscn2439.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 17, 2024.
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