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Basic Information |
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| Artifact Identification | Human Mummy (1989.06.0001A) | |
| Classification | Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifact : Mummy | |
| Visual Description | Mummy of pre-adolescent youth with outer wrappings painted in gold and polychrome. The Egyptian deities shown are Osiris and goddess of the night, Nut. | |
| Artist/Maker | None | |
| Geographic Location | Africa, Egypt | |
| Period/Date | Roman, ca. 50 – 150 CE | |
| Culture | Egyptian | |
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Physical Analysis |
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| Dimension 1 (Length) | 128.1 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Width) | 36.7 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 19.1 cm | |
| Weight | waived g | |
| Measuring Remarks | None | |
| Materials | Human--Multi, Textile--Linen, Pigment--Paint, Pitch, Plant--Multi | |
| Manufacturing Processes | Mummifying, Weaving, Wrapping, Painting | |
| Munsell Color Information | waived | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | N/A | |
| Scholarly Notes | N/A | |
| Comparanda | Brooklyn Museum Mummy 11.600B is similar and of quite good quality. It has a similar wreath (with a gray background) and is from Hawara. Also their mummy 40.386 is also similar style and quality with a gold wreath, from Fayum. | |
| Bibliography | "Bound for Eternity," Heritage (November 1990): 3-4. "Brown Blotch Befuddles Boffins," Heritage ( October 1993): 4. "From Egypt's Sand....To Prairie Land," Heritage (October 1989): 1-3. "Mummy Update," Heritage (Spring 1990): 6. Sarah Wisseman, The Virtual Mummy (in press, 2002, University of Illinois Press) Karen Wright, "Tales from the Crypt," Discover (July 1991) pp. 54-58 Sarah Wisseman, Linda Klepinger, Richard Keen, Mastura Raheel, and Joseph Barkmeier, "Interdisciplinary Analysis of a Roman Period Egyptian Mummy," Archaeometry '90 (Basel 1990) pp. 345-353 Mark Proefke, Kenneth Rinehart, Mastura Raheel, Stanley Ambrose, and Sarah Wisseman, "Probing the Mysteries of Ancient Egypt...," Analytical Chemistry 64 (2) Jan. 15, 1992, pp. 105A - 111A Raymond Evenhouse and Tony Stefanic, "Image Processing and Solid Modeling Recapture a Mummy's Face," Advanced Imaging (October 1992) pp. 40-43. Mark Proefke and Kenneth Rinehart, "Analysis of an Egyptian Mummy Resin by Mass Spectrometry," Journal of the American Mass Spectrometry Society 3 1992, pp. 582-589. Sarah Wisseman, "Imaging the Past...," in Ancient Technologies and Archaeological Materials, Sarah Wisseman and Wendell Williams, eds., (Gordon and Breach Science Publishers 1994), pp. 217-234 Barbara Bohen , "Collarborative Investigation of the University of Illinois Egypto-Roman Mummy," Proceedings of the I World Congress on Mummy Studies 91997) pp. 515-522. | |
Artifact History |
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| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
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| Reproduction | no | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |