Hawk Mummy
30 B.C.E.-395 C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
The hawk mummy, with an elaborate pattern of dyed and undyed linen, comes from the Egypt Exploration Fund excavations in Abydos in 1913. The brown dye was made from iron-bearing clay. This pattern and dying technique help identify other animal mummies as being from this site.
The falcon mummy, with undyed linen wrapped in concentric circles around it, has no known burial site. Scholars hope eventually to be able to identify the site or sites where this second wrapping technique was used, revealing more about this mummy than is currently known.
The falcon mummy, with undyed linen wrapped in concentric circles around it, has no known burial site. Scholars hope eventually to be able to identify the site or sites where this second wrapping technique was used, revealing more about this mummy than is currently known.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Remains, Animal
- Formatted Medium
- Animal remains, linen
- Period
- Roman Period
- Dimensions
- 16 1/2 × 4 7/8 × 2 5/8 in. (41.9 × 12.4 × 6.7 cm) as mounted: 4 1/2 x 8 7/8 x 20 3/4 in. (11.4 x 22.5 x 52.7 cm)
- Accession Number
- 13.1092
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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