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Child mummy with sarcophagus (pastiche)

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This mummy is actually the remains of two individuals: the head and torso of a child (four to five years of age), and a complete lower leg of a second child who must have died at the age of eleven or twelve. Part of the skull is crushed, the spine is completely preserved, the left upper arm is missing.

Present location

KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM [09/001] VIENNA

Inventory number

9923b

Dating

MODERN PERIOD

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

HUMAN SKELETON

Material

LINEN; ORGANIC

Technique

UNSPECIFIED

Width

21 cm

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