Mummified hawk

This mummified bird was an offering to the ancient Egyptian gods. It has been wrapped in coarse bandages over a layer of finer bandages. The top layer criss-crosses over the body in a decorative pattern and is wound horizontally around the neck and tail. This bird was recently x-rayed and CT-scanned as part of the Ancient Egyptian Animal Bio Bank project at the University of Manchester.

(X-ray and CT images courtesy of The University of Manchester, and Central Manchester University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
106/1920/7
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Foreign archaeology
Collection Area Region
North Africa
Material
faunal remainstextile
Common Name
mummified hawk
Simple Name
mummified bird
Period Classification
Late Period (Dynasties 26-31) - 661-332 BC; Ptolemaic Period - 332-30 BC
Production Country
Egypt

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