Mummy of Herakleides (footcase)

Unknown0120/0140

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Painted on the footcase: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΗΣΘΕΡΜΟΥ "Herakleides, the son of [the lady] Thermouthis (or Thermoutharion)" (after Corcoran and Svoboda 2010, with further discussion). The second portion of the text had been undecipherable until viewed under infra-red light.

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Title: Mummy of Herakleides (footcase)
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 0120/0140
Location Created: Egypt
Culture: Romano-Egyptian
Accession Number: 91.AP.6

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