Ibis-Form Mummy in Jar

Medium: Clay, animal remains, linen

Geograhical Locations:

• Egypt

Dates:510–210 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 6 5/16 × 3 3/8 × 2 3/4 in. (16 × 8.5 × 7 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Exhibitions:

• Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt

Accession Number: 37.1952Ea-c

Image: 37.1952Ea-b_view2_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Mummified ibis, crudely wrapped, in open-topped conical pottery jar. The mummy is incomplete; it contains a few stray bones, such as a vertebrae.

Brooklyn Museum