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Dog mummy

Dog as a mummy bundle with a flattened body and a prominent head. The animal is wrapped in several layers of bandages of the same type of textile, which are kept in place by another spiral bandage, knotted to the first one on the back side. The bandages are of different widths and are heavily stained with a dark substance (maybe resin and/or oil).
The CT scan shows the skeleton of a juvenile dog, which is placed in a seated position with the hind paws slightly pushed up and the tail kept close to the belly. No thoracic or abdominal organs are present, presumably as it has been eviscerated.

Suppl. 11008
Organic animal+plant fiber / Linen
13 cm x 38 cm x 18 cm
332–300 BCE
Hellenistic Period
Asyut
Excavation Ernesto Schiaparelli, 1910–1912
Museum / Floor 1 / Room 11 RET / Cabinet 51 Mummies / Shelf 03
Museo Egizio