Monkey mummy
The animal's body is swaddled in bandages. A few highlights of black to indicate the head and red to imitate the latticework.
Bones and linen strips.
Egypt, Late Period (664-332 B.C.)
Height: 28.5 cm
Monkeys were associated with Thoth and Ré, the solar gods.
Provenance :
VDW Private Collection, Hoofddorp, Netherlands (established before 1983)
An Egyptian Mummy of a Monkey, Late Period
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