Sacred animal mummy of an ibis inside a jar

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Title: Sacred animal mummy of an ibis inside a jar
Date Created: ca. 400 B.C.–100 A.D.
Physical Dimensions: (a-b jar, mummy) H. 43 cm (16 15/16 in.); Diam. 19.5 cm (7 11/16 in.); (c-lid) H. 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.); W. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.); D. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Type: Jar, Ibis mummy
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/552293
Medium: Pottery, linen, animal remains, mummification materials
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Late Period–Roman Period

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