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Obelisk figure containing a mummy

Wooden obelisk figure on a narrow rectangular base, both are plastered and possibly gilded. Each part is carved from a single piece of wood.
Two holes in front of the obelisk might have hosted a standing Osiris figure. The base was secured with some resinous substance.

The Ct scans reveal that the obelisk contains the wrapped mummy of a small mammal, maybe a shrew (Crocodura spp.).

Cat. 2410
Wood
6.5 cm x 14.8 cm x 5 cm
1.8 x 9
Unknow date
Old Fund, 1824–1888
Museum / Floor 2A / Mezzanine / Cabinet 11 Wooden Sculpture / Shelf 02
  • Ikram, Salima-Aicardi, Sara-Facchetti, Federica, The animal mummies of the Museo Egizio, Turin (Studi del Museo egizio 5), Torino, Museo egizio, Modena 2024, P.416, P.416.
    Tipo=Monografia SottoTipo= Autore=Ikram, Salima-Aicardi, Sara-Facchetti, Federica Titolo=The animal mummies of the Museo Egizio, Turin Sottotiolo= In= Collana=Studi del Museo egizio Opera=5 Luogo=Torino, Museo egizio, Modena Anno=2024 Menzionato=P.416 Illustrazione=P.416
Museo Egizio