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Object radiograph "Coffin with mummy and canopy“

Ev. Krankenhaus Alsterdorf2001

MARKK

MARKK
Hamburg, Germany

It was assumed for a long time that this small wooden coffin contained a child mummy. However, an x-ray examination in 2001 revealed that it was not a mummy laying in the coffin but rather two adult thighbones wrapped in old linen.

Details

  • Title: Object radiograph "Coffin with mummy and canopy“
  • Creator: Ev. Krankenhaus Alsterdorf
  • Date Created: 2001
  • Type: Radiograph
  • Publisher: Museum of Ethnology Hamburg
  • Rights: Museum of Ethnology Hamburg | Photographic Archive Collection
  • External Link: Homepage Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg
  • Medium: radiographic film
  • Date of Acquisition: 2001
  • Context of Origin: Hamburg, Germany
  • Collection: Photographic Archive

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