Linen package of the type assigned to the ibis. At the bottom there is a beige and brown rosette. A figure of the god Thot has been sewn, depicted with a human body and an ibis head. The ibis is the symbolic animal of Thot, whose cult center was in Hermopolis Magna, where a cemetery for these animals was located. The x ray shows long bird bones.
Present location |
MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL [21/007] MADRID |
Inventory number |
1873/22/1 |
Dating |
GRAECO-ROMAN PERIOD |
Archaeological Site |
UNKNOWN |
Category |
IBIS MUMMY |
Material |
FLAX; BONE |
Width |
9.7 cm |