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Shrew mummy

A shrew mummy in the shape of a bundle. The animal is covered by different layers of textile: first, coarse and dense linen bandages, held together by a thread, then a larger piece of cloth attached with resin and, finally, a narrow-folded bandage wrapped spirally and apparently attached through dots of resin.

The bundle contains a small, juvenile shrew. The animal’s tail is bent and the lower limbs are stretched backwards. It is possibly a Crocidura religiosa.

Suppl. 8190
Organic animal+plant fiber / Linen
3 cm x 12.7 cm
Unknow date
Asyut
Excavation Ernesto Schiaparelli, 1906
Museum / Floor 1 / Room 11 RET / Cabinet 49 Mummies / Shelf 05
  • 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.227, P.227.
    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.227 Illustrazione=P.227
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