Ibis Artifacts (IMAGE)

University of Queensland

Ibis Artifacts

Caption

(A) Empty and full pottery vessels from catacombs from Saqqara, Egypt (photo credit Sally Wasef), (B) mummified Sacred Ibis wrapped in cloth (photo credit Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York), (C) a well-preserved example of an unwrapped Sacred Ibis mummy (the head and wings of the bird are clearly visible), and (D) a mummified Sacred Ibis dipped in resin.

Credit

Sally Wasef & Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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