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Items in the collection

AEABB24

Indeterminate bird/animal mummy, in a coffin shaped box thought to be 19th Century. Mummiform with rough human face in plaster or clay. Possibly a tourist fake?

AEABB21

EXTERNAL APPEARANCE
Small wrapped bundle in coarse linen (mid shade). Left of face exposed showing soft tissue, bone and tooth. Lower aspect - skeletal material exposed. No dyed linen visible, though animal remains are dark.

AEABB20

EXTERNAL APPEARANCE
Small, cylindrical wrapped mummy. Possibly once had a false face. Top of head exposed.

AEABB19

EXTERNAL APPEARANCE
Missing in collection or on display. Bandaged with painted facial features.

AEABB18

EXTERNAL APPEARANCE
Wrapped bundle with false face and ears. Hind limbs visible - exposed at lower end. Two shades of linen - darker towards the head. Quite heavy and ears very stiff. Fur visible on hind limbs. Roughly bandaged though face is…