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Cartonnage of a mummy

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Cartonnage of a mummy, with two jackals drawn on it. The jackals, symbol of Anubis, are shown facing each other and sitting down over two naos with cornice and lock. Between them, the inscription mentions the god with his epithet of lord of the sacred land, referring to the necropolis.

Present location

MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL [21/007] MADRID

Inventory number

15238

Dating

GRAECO-ROMAN PERIOD (not before); LATE PERIOD; LATE PERIOD (not after)

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

OUTER BANDS

Material

FLAX; GYPSUM

Technique

PAINTED ON STUCCO

Height

14 cm

Width

17 cm

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