Mummy case

Description

Mummy case of bronze, hollow rectangle surmounted medially by the figure of a falcon wearing the double crown: Ancient Egyptian, Late Dynastic Period, 664 - 332 BC

Museum reference

A.1911.329

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Mummy case

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

664 - 332 BC

Style / Culture

Late Dynastic Period, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Bronze

Physical description

Bronze; rectangular, hollow, surmounted medially by the figure of a falcon

Collection place(s)

Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Hilton Price Collection
Collector: Hilton Price, Frederick George, 1842 - 1909

Exhibitions

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland