Corn mummy
- Accession Number
- EC779
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Religious or cult object, Corn mummy
- Periods
- Late Period to Graeco-Roman Period
- Materials
- Plant products | Textile/fibres (Linen)
- Measurements
- Length: 380mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
Licensing details
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- Description
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This object was originally believed to be a cat mummy, but an X-Ray carried out by Richard Johnston of Swansea University Engineering Department in April 2014 showed that this bundles contains no bones. Grains falling out of a hole in the bandages suggest that the object is likely a corn mummy. At least one eye is painted in the head area of the object.
- Previous Owner
- Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Assumed long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 03 Apr 2022