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Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1797-1875)
John Gardner Wilkinson spent at least 12 years in Egypt, where he wrote about and sketched the things he saw. Wilkinson's passion for both ancient and modern Egypt, lead him to become known as the 'Father of British Egyptology'. He left his…
Sir Henry Wellcome (1853-1936)
Henry Wellcome was an American-British entrepreneur who made his fortune making and marketing medicines. He used his wealth to collect a wide variety of objects from around the world, including Egypt. He founded the Wellcome Trust, which today…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
AEABB796
EXTERNAL APPEARANCE
Complete crocodile bundle with square lozenge wrapping and facial decoration.
Complete crocodile bundle with square lozenge wrapping and facial decoration.
AEABB795
EXTERNAL APPEARANCE
Partially unwrapped hawk presented in plain brown linen. Beak exposed.
Partially unwrapped hawk presented in plain brown linen. Beak exposed.
AEABB794
EXTERNAL APPEARANCE
Cat mummy in a wooden coffin. Coffin is crude. Mummy is wrapped in striped bandages.
Cat mummy in a wooden coffin. Coffin is crude. Mummy is wrapped in striped bandages.
AEABB793
EXTERNAL APPEARANCE
Ceramic pot with partial bird mummy trapped inside. Remainder of mummy is in a bag.
Ceramic pot with partial bird mummy trapped inside. Remainder of mummy is in a bag.
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…
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…
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…
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…