Mummy of a grown up woman

Mummy of a grown up woman of around 25 years old, having a weak constitution. She lived during the Third Intermediate Period, between dynasties XXIII and XXVI. She is completely bandaged, without showing any trace of her anatomy. The body has been cut in two by her knees. The x ray also shows a ring near the 20th vertebra, introduced inside the body together with the filling material.

Present location	MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL [21/007] MADRID
Inventory number	15210
Dating	26TH DYNASTY (not before); 3RD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD; 23RD DYNASTY (not after)
Archaeological Site	THEBES: WEST BANK
Category	FEMALE MUMMY
Material	BONE; FLAX
Height	159 cm
Width	36 cm

Bibliography

• PEREZ - DIE, Mª C., Egipto. Guía didáctica del Museo Arqueológico Nacional. I1985, P. 25.
• PEREZ - DIE, Mª C., Egipto y Próximo Oriente. Guía general del Museo Arqueológico Nacional, 1996, P. 98.
• LLAGOSTERA CUENCA, E., Estudio radiológico de las momias egipcias del Museo Arqueológico Nacional de Madrid, Monografías Arqueológicas, 5, 1978, Pp. 30 - 39.
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