AEABB50
Description
Plain and tightly wrapped complete bird mummy bundle. The bundle is very dark in colouration suggesting the application of a resinous substance.
Radiographs show a complete and articulated skeleton of a mature Falco tinunnculus (Kestrel). A radio-opaque package is visible in the pelvic region and a radiodense area at the femoral-tibiotarsal joint. CT shows there is no visible brain matter in the cranial cavity. There is evidence for residual internal organ matter in abdominal cavity. A radiodense object is visible adjacent to the RHS joint of the tibiotarsus/tarsometatarsus. This individual was mummified in toto - air voids visible in the wing and tail feathers.
Museum Acquisition Number: 11295.
Radiographs show a complete and articulated skeleton of a mature Falco tinunnculus (Kestrel). A radio-opaque package is visible in the pelvic region and a radiodense area at the femoral-tibiotarsal joint. CT shows there is no visible brain matter in the cranial cavity. There is evidence for residual internal organ matter in abdominal cavity. A radiodense object is visible adjacent to the RHS joint of the tibiotarsus/tarsometatarsus. This individual was mummified in toto - air voids visible in the wing and tail feathers.
Museum Acquisition Number: 11295.
Date
Unknown
Source
Acquired from the Robinow Collection (number 69), January 1959.
Rights
Manchester Museum
Central Manchester University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Central Manchester University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Format
JPG
Language
English
Original Format
JPG
In collection
Cite as
“AEABB50 ,” Ancient Egyptian Animal Bio Bank, accessed April 29, 2024, https://www.mummies.manchester.ac.uk/items/show/90.
Item Relations
| Item: Max Emil Robinow (1845-1900) | relatedTo | This Item |