Corn Mummy
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Corn Mummy
Catalog Number RC-1718Object Name Corn Mummy
Description Within this falcon-shaped sarcophagus, that served votive purposes at a cult center, was another image of the deity. Although appearing to be a mummified animal, the image of the deity is composed rather of clay and grain wrapped in linen.
Date 1549-1069 BCE
Culture Egyptian
Period Late Period
Dynasty 27-30TH
Place of Origin THEBES
Type of Object Funerary Ritual Objects
Dimension Details – Objects 18 X 49.5 X 14
Material Wood Mud Barley
Photographed Mohamed Abdelaziz, Brooke Morey, Celia Pearl Lober
Modeler Mohamed Abdelaziz
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