Sacred animal mummy containing small ibises
Object type: Mummy, Ibis
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Late Period–Roman Period
Date: ca. 400 B.C.–100 A.D.
Medium: Dyed and undyed linen, animal remains, mummification materials
Dimensions: L. 15.5 × W. 11.5 × H. 7 cm (6 1/8 × 4 1/2 × 2 3/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Abydos
Locale: Ibis Cemetery
Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1912–13
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1913
Accession year: 1913
Tags: Birds|Mummies