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Mummy of an ibis

Roman Imperial, 30 B.C.–A.D 364
FindspotAbydos, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueLinen and organic remains
DimensionsWidth x length: 13 x 40 cm (5 1/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Society by subscription
Accession numberRES.14.34
On View
On view
ClassificationsOrganic remains
Provenance1914: excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society; assigned to the EES by the government of Egypt; given to the MFA by the Egypt Exploration Society through Prof. Thomas Whitemore.
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