Accession No
Z 17137
Description
Unopened redware jar containing mummified ibis. Cylindrical body, with parallel grooves, tapering to a narrow, convex base. Circular lid,recessed at the edge, then rising towards a roughly circular knob, chipped around the edges. The lid is cemented into place by whitish mortar.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt
Period
Late Period
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 17137
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery; Bone
Local Term
Measurements
440mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten copperplate label affixed to object reads: 'The Ibis. A Bird adored by the Egyptians as a Deity, as By them put in its Funeral Dress'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Rough are cylindrical jar with lid still sealed, containing ibis mummy.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Conservation ()
CON.2014.65 |
Event Date 1/3/2016
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Unopened redware jar containing mummified ibis. Cylindrical body, with parallel grooves, tapering to a narrow, convex base. Circular lid,recessed at the edge, then rising towards a roughly circular knob, chipped around the edges. The lid is cemented into place by whitish mortar.
Event Date 17/6/2025
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
FM:36783
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