Item list (136 total)

EXTERNAL APPEARANCE
Linen wrapped bundle with reeds visible within.

Unwrapped bird of prey. Darker patches, linen and feathers visible. Appears to be intact.

Radiographs show a complete, mature F. tinnunculus (Kestrel). A fracture is visible in one of the claws and Harris Lines of Arrested Growth are visible. CT…

Plain and tightly wrapped complete bird mummy bundle. The beak is exposed and intact and appears to be in an unusual position compared with other bird mummy bundles.

Complete and articulated skeleton of a Falco tinnunculus (Kestrel). The head has…

Plain and tightly wrapped complete bird mummy bundle. The beak is exposed and damaged. The linen wrappings are very dark in colour, likely due to an application of a resinous substance. The bundle is unusually wide below the neck region.…

Plain and tightly wrapped complete bird mummy bundle. The beak is exposed but intact. The bundle is very long and thin towards the tail end and has dark patches throughout - possibly the application of resinous coatings.

Radiographs show a…

Plain and tightly wrapped complete bird mummy bundle. The head of the bundle is quite flat with the upper beak missing and the lower beak damaged. Dark patches are visible - possibly the application of resinous coatings.

Radiographs show a…

EXTERNAL APPEARANCE
Partially unwrapped. Head is missing but clearly Bird of Prey sp.

EXTERNAL APPEARANCE
Linen wrapped bundle with painted facial and chest features. Missing end of tail where black substance and feather rachis visible. Very heavy.

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?

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.

RADIOGRAPHIC REPORT
XR – The bundle appears to be constructed from non-skeletal material - ?linen. There are possibly small bone fragments; however, no identifiable elements are visible. CT – CT confirms that the bundle appears to be largely…

RADIOGRAPHIC REPORT
XR - Loosely wrapped complete crocodile skeleton with a fracture through the cervical spine. Front limbs are in a haphazard natural position, one rear limb is outstretched across the tail and the other is in a natural position.…

RADIOGRAPHIC REPORT
XR – Loosely wrapped complete crocodile skeleton with a fracture through the cervical and thoracic spine. Front limbs are in a haphazard natural position, the rear RH limb is outstretched along the body and the rear LH limb is…

RADIOGRAPHIC REPORT
XR – Complete crocodile skeleton with displaced fractures through the cervical spine, thoracic spine and two places in the tail. The bundle in general appears relatively dense. The limbs are outstretched along the body. CT –…

Juvenile crocodile mummy wrapped in spiral bound linen.

Museum Acquisition Number: 1864 HE.24.1

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