Sacred animal mummy in the form of an ibis decorated with appliqué of Ibis-headed god, ca. 400 –100

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Sacred animal mummy in the form of an ibis decorated with appliqué of Ibis-headed god, Late Period–Roman Period, ca. 400 –100 , From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, Mariette 1853, Dyed and undyed linen, animal remains, mummification materials, H. cm (14 13/16 in.); W. cm (5 5/16 in.); D. cm (5 1/2 in.), Animal cults, The Egyptians considered certain individual animals to be living manifestations of a god, such as, since earliest times, the Apis bull . Those individuals were duly mummifed when they died and buried for eternal life, then replaced by another single living manifestation

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