fish, The mummies are enclosed in a fish figure, made from one piece of wood and lengthwise and hollowed out. The figure has a blunt head showing a continuous pointed dorsal fin, a slightly curved belly, and a bifurcated tail. The tail is much damaged (left half: upper end lost, lower end broken off and rejoined, right half: almost completely lost), the tip of the dorsal fin is lost, and there are several longitudinal fissures and a small hole under the dorsal fin in the right half. There are no traces of gesso or color. Inside the cavity lie two mummified fish ( x x cm, x
fish, The mummies are enclosed in a fish figure, made from one piece of wood and lengthwise and hollowed out. The figure has a blunt head showing a continuous pointed dorsal fin, a slightly curved belly, and a bifurcated tail. The tail is much damaged (left half: upper end lost, lower end broken off and rejoined, right half: almost completely lost), the tip of the dorsal fin is lost, and there are several longitudinal fissures and a small hole under the dorsal fin in the right half. There are no traces of gesso or color. Inside the cavity lie two mummified fish ( x x cm, x x cm), both with a characteristic protruding dorsal fin just in front of the tail. They are wrapped in diagonal bandages or medium-fine linen (warp-faced tabby weave, about 15 x 34 threads
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