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Ibis Mummy

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Description

Caption: Ibis Mummy, 760–399 B.C.E.. Animal remains, linen, 30 × 7 5/8 × 5 1/2 in. (76.2 × 19.4 × 14 cm) as mounted: 7 × 11 × 33 in. (17.8 × 27.9 × 83.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1990E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth, photographer))

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A wrapped ancient Egyptian mummy in a conical shape.

The artifact is an Egyptian mummy wrapped tightly in linen. Its conical shape is typical of traditional mummification, with layers of linen creating a uniform appearance. The head area appears to have more detailed wrapping, possibly indicating facial features. The coloration has aged, showing brownish tones common with ancient linen.

funerary New Kingdom good
Materials linen

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Linen

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1990E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 118491 tier-2
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