fish, The mummy lies inside a wooden figure in the shape of a fish. The right side has a separate carved panel (16 x cm) giving access to the cavity, the member has two nail holes and a modern black mark (259). There is a large crack running to the left side. The dorsal fin of the fish figure has been damaged. The wood is covered with a thin layer of white gesso which has been painted with a black and white pattern. The white head has the eyes, mouth and gill line in red, the tail is also red. Two red patches on the belly seem to indicate small fins. The cavity has been padded with a loose
fish, The mummy lies inside a wooden figure in the shape of a fish. The right side has a separate carved panel (16 x cm) giving access to the cavity, the member has two nail holes and a modern black mark (259). There is a large crack running to the left side. The dorsal fin of the fish figure has been damaged. The wood is covered with a thin layer of white gesso which has been painted with a black and white pattern. The white head has the eyes, mouth and gill line in red, the tail is also red. Two red patches on the belly seem to indicate small fins. The cavity has been padded with a loose piece of linen. On this groin a mummified fish (length 13, width , height cm) wrapped in concentric bandages or medium-fine natural linen (warp-faced tabby weave, about 17 x 20 threads
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