Ibis enclosing a bird mummy
It stands on folded legs. The skin is chiseled, as are the back feathers. Missing eye inlay.
Stuccoed wood, bronze.
Egypt, Late Period (664-332 B.C.)
Height: 26 cm; length: 40 cm
Provenance:
- Acquired in Luxor from Mohamed El-Hassani Mohamed Hassan on April 15, 1971 (given as 18th dynasty). Copy of the original invoice.
- By descent.
An Egyptian Ibis coffin with Mummy, Late Period
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