Item list (35 total)
- Collection: Manchester Museum
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AEABB71
A complete crocodile mummy bundle with a plain, dark brown head and a stylised body with a decorative pattern on the upper aspect. There is evidence of plant material in the gaps in the wrappings.
Radiographs and CT show Evidence of four…
Radiographs and CT show Evidence of four…
AEABB72
This mummy bundle is wrapped in brown linen in the form of an aerial view of a crocodile with the tail shaped into a curve. Ancient string remains around the neck, body and tail in a criss-crossed pattern.
Radiographs show the bundle has a…
Radiographs show the bundle has a…
AEABB75
A complete crocodile mummy bundle wrapped in light brown linen. Linen string was applied in a circular motion around the bundle to secure the linen wrappings, and is denser at the proximal and distal ends.
Radiographs show the mummy bundle is…
Radiographs show the mummy bundle is…
AEABB76
An amorphous shaped bundle wrapped in medium brown lienen with a longer ovoid shaped bundle attached to the upper aspect.
Radiographs show a complete mummy bundle containing the skeleton of a shrew sp. (C. flavescens or S. murinus). CT shows that…
Radiographs show a complete mummy bundle containing the skeleton of a shrew sp. (C. flavescens or S. murinus). CT shows that…
AEABB78
A complete cat mummy bundle in the classic 'skittle' shape with a modelled head, false ears and facial features. A collar of linen strips is visible and a square lozenge design is created on the upper aspect of the body.
Radiographs show…
Radiographs show…
AEABB79
A relatively complete crocodile shaped mummy bundle composed of visible plant material (reeds) with a dark layer of linen (missing in the mid-section). Linen string secures the proximal and distal ends.
Radiographs show a complete mummy bundle…
Radiographs show a complete mummy bundle…
AEABB81
An anthropoid shaped bundle with a gilded falcon head and chest plate. The modelled body and false feet are covered with a fine linen shroud.
Radiographs show no skeletal material and the presence of longitudinally laid reeds that form the core…
Radiographs show no skeletal material and the presence of longitudinally laid reeds that form the core…
AEABB82
Complete 'sausage' shaped mummy bundle wrapped tightly in dark brown linen. Reeds are exposed mid-section.
Radiographs show radiodense anomalies towards the edges and the presence of reeds on either side of the anomalies. CT shows what seems to…
Radiographs show radiodense anomalies towards the edges and the presence of reeds on either side of the anomalies. CT shows what seems to…
AEABB84
A small bundle with a square lozenge design on the upper aspect and a linen shroud around the sides and lower aspect. A relatively crude false head from a linen shroud is also attempted.
Radiographs show a complete mummy bundle containing no…
Radiographs show a complete mummy bundle containing no…
AEABB86
A small, sock-like linen holder containined a fashioned linen item, possibly intended to be feline.
Radiographs show a complete mummy bundle containing a mass of small unidentifiable bones with visible growth plates which have fallen to the…
Radiographs show a complete mummy bundle containing a mass of small unidentifiable bones with visible growth plates which have fallen to the…
AEABB87
An amorphous (ovoid and slightly flat) linen bundle.
Radiographs show a complete mummy bundle, containing unidentifiable skeletal remains. CT confirms the presence of skeletal remains but due to the flat perspective of the bundle, these are not…
Radiographs show a complete mummy bundle, containing unidentifiable skeletal remains. CT confirms the presence of skeletal remains but due to the flat perspective of the bundle, these are not…
AEABB88
A circular-top conical shaped bundle with bi-coloured geometric design covering the entire bundle.
Radiographs and CT show evidence of reeds laid longitudinally with a radiodense anomaly at the proximal end of the bundle. The radiodensity of the…
Radiographs and CT show evidence of reeds laid longitudinally with a radiodense anomaly at the proximal end of the bundle. The radiodensity of the…
AEABB89
A crocodile mummy shaped bundle with a very dark layer of linen on the outer aspect.
Radiographs show a complete mummy bundle containing no skeletal material. There are two radiodense areas and the end of the tail has become detached, but is…
Radiographs show a complete mummy bundle containing no skeletal material. There are two radiodense areas and the end of the tail has become detached, but is…
Max Emil Robinow (1845-1900)
Born in Hamburg, Germany, Max Emil made his money in the shipping industry as part of Gottschadk and Co. He moved to Manchester and became a British citizen in 1875. He travelled to Egypt in 1895-6 and competed for high-quality Egyptian antiquities…