child mummy

This child lived during the Roman period in Egypt. The head of the mummy has been unwrapped and you can see the skill of the ancient Egyptian embalmers. The head and face are perfectly preserved. Traces of gold leaf remain on the corner of the left eye and on the upper lip.

Object Number:97-121-114A Current Location: Egypt (Mummies Gallery)

Currently On Display

Culture:Graeco-RomanProvenience: Egypt
Thebes (Egypt)Date Made: 30 BCE - 400 CEEarly Date: -30Late Date: 400Section:EgyptianMaterials:Human Remains
LinenIconography:BoyHeight: 22.86 cmLength: 89.8 cmCredit Line:Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997Other Number:L-121-114A - Old Museum Number
2995 - ANSP Number

Penn Museum.

https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/254537