Sacred animal mummy in the form of an ibis decorated with appliqué of Ibis-headed god, Late Period–Roman Period, ca. 400 B.C.–100 A.D., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, Mariette 1853, Dyed and undyed linen, animal remains, mummification materials, H. 37.6 cm (14 13/16 in.); W. 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); D. 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.), Animal cults, The Egyptians considered certain individual animals to be living manifestations of a god, such as, since earliest times, the Apis bull . Those individuals were duly mummifed when they died and buried for eternal life, then replaced by another single living manifestation
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Sacred animal mummy, form, ibis decorated, appliqué, Ibis-headed god, Late Period–Roman Period, ca, 400 B.C.–100 .D, Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, Mariette 1853, Dyed, undyed linen, animal remains, mummification materials, H, 37.6 cm, 14 13/16, W, 13.5, 5 5/16, D, 13.9 1/2, Animal cults, Egyptians considered, certain, individual, animals, living manifestations, god, earliest times, Apis bull, individuals, duly mummifed, died, buried, eternal life, replaced, another single, living, manifestation
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