| Red Pottery Mummy Human Mummy | |
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| photo courtesy The British Museum | |
| Biographical Information | |
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| Name(s) | Unknown |
| Age | child |
| Sex | undetermined |
| Status | undetermined |
| Height | |
| Source | |
| Culture | Romano-Egyptian |
| Date(s) | |
| Site | |
| Current Location | |
| Location | British Museum |
| Catalog # | EA54051 |
A red pottery coffin with the face and hands modeled in relief. One hand holds a cruciform symbol, apparently fastened to a chain around the waist. This evidence has been used to suggest that the deceased was a Christian,
Studies[]
The mummy of a small child, sex uncertain, wrapped in interwoven linen bandages with a fringe around the head. A compact sandy material, possibly a form of coarse plaster, holds the body in its coffin.
Additional[]
Donated to the museum by Capt, Edward Gruning in 1915.