human remains, heads (human), bones (human)

Mummified female head, face gilded, hair plaited and coiled at back. Presented by a Miss Mackintosh according to the Petrie publication Funeral Furniture. The age of the individual is estimated at 16-18 years in the museum register, but evidence of age not stated. Sample taken by Salima Ikram 22.12.92.

- Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Funeral Furniture of Egypt; Stone and Metal Vases, No. 330, p 18.
- Leek,, problem of brain removal during embalming by the ancient Egyptians
- Janine Bourriau, Museum Acquisitions 1989
- Montserrat, Dominic, Ancient Egypt: Digging for Dreams, p.25
- Davis, P. R. & Janssen, R., Dental Health in Ancient Egypt, with particular reference to the mummified heads in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London

(possible) Ptolemaic Period - () Roman Period

LDUCE-UC31698

Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology