mummy

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 4509b
Detail of top part of Horniman Museum object no 4509c
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 4509b
Detail of bottom part of Horniman Museum object no 4509c
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 4509c
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 4509c
Top view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 4509c
Top view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 4509c
Frontal view of detail of head of Horniman Museum object no 4509c
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 4509b Detail of top part of Horniman Museum object no 4509c General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 4509b Detail of bottom part of Horniman Museum object no 4509c General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 4509c General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 4509c Top view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 4509c Top view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 4509c Frontal view of detail of head of Horniman Museum object no 4509c

The mummy of a priestess from the Roman period. The wrappings have been carefully arranged into overlapping diamond patterns across the whole of the body. The head appears to been given many more layers of wrapping so that it is enlarged and from the top it is almost triangular in shape. Across the face the wrapping has been arranged into squares rather than diamonds. There are loose wrappings around the neck and at the feet. Beneath those removed from beneath the feet, larger wrappings with a more open weave can be seen.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
4509c
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 1600 mm x 370 mm x 295 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
textile; human remains
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Archaeology
LOCATION
In storage
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