Mummification Collection

Mural showing the god Anubis leaning over mummy of Ramses II, in the Tomb of Sinjin, chief artist to Ramses II, Deir el Medina, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

EMBALMING
Egyptians embalming their dead with strips of fine linen smeared with gum. In the foreground there are three jars for the organs of the body

Page from the Book of the Dead of Hunefer, from Thebes, Egypt, 19th Dynasty, c1300 BC. The mummy of Hunefer is shown supported by the god or a priest (wearing a jackal mask)

Peruvian Mummies, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Peruvian Mummies, 1850. Two days journey from Calama lies an old Peruvian burial-place, called Chin-Chin. The bodies are there in a semicircle, to the number of 500 or 600 - men, women

Thoth as Baboon, Canopic Jar, 22nd Dynasty, c1550BC-1069 BC. Containers used to store internal organs removed from the deceaseds body during mummification

Padiuf?s False Canopic Jars, 22nd Dynasty, c1550BC-1069 BC. Containers used to store internal organs removed from the deceaseds body during mummification

Mummified head of a Scythian chief, 5th century BC
Mummified head of a Scythian chief from barrow 2, Pazyryk, Altai. The skull has been damaged by a battle axe blow, 5th century BC

Mexican mummies
Royal mummies in a Mexican tomb. The methods of preservation are similar to Egyptian mummies, but here they are positioned standing. Date: circa 1910

Canopic jars. Egypt
Egypt. Canopic jars. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Mummy of King Tabnit (about 500 BC)
Mummy of Sidonian King Tabnit (about 500 BC). Detail. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

7th Century BC 664-30 Ancient Age Antique Antiquity
7th, century, BC, 664-30, ancient, age, antique, antiquity, Art, ba-bird, coffin, Copenhagen, death, decorated, decoration, Denmark, Egypt, egyptian, egyptians, Late, period, mummification

Egyptian mummies. Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen
Egyptian mummies. On the right, mummy dated c. 300 B.C. On the left, mummy dated c. 50 A.D. Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Mummy of a cat. Egypt
Mummy of a cat. After 30 BC. Roman period. Perhaps 1st century AD. From Abydos. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Book of the Dead. Fragment of a papyrus. Egypt
Book of the Dead. Fragment of a papyrus with a diagram of the distribution of funerary amulets on the mummy. 305-330 BC. Ptolemaic Period. Origin unknown. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Egyptian mummy
Mummy of an unidentified woman. Dated around 700 BC. Late Third Intermediate Period. Probably from Thebes. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Canopic jars
Polychormed canopic jars. Used by the egyptians during the mummification to preserve the viscera. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

EGYPTIAN EMBALMING
Joseph's dead body is embalmed by ancient Egyptians

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Page 133. A very small Egyptian mummy in its coffin;an antient vase found in the ruins of Herculaneum;a Chinese
5670052 Page 133.A very small Egyptian mummy in its coffin; an antient vase found in the ruins of Herculaneum; a Chinese parasol, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text) by Digby

Page 132. An Egyptian mummy in its coffin, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text)
5670051 Page 132. An Egyptian mummy in its coffin, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text) by Digby, Kenelm Henry (1800-80); 39.6x25.2x5.4 cm; Mitchell Library

Indian Charnel House (colour litho)
BAL109959 Indian Charnel House (colour litho) by White, John (fl.1570-93) (after); 29.5x20.4 cm; Private Collection

Mummy adorned with bone jewellery, c. 200 BC (photo)
XIR173122 Mummy adorned with bone jewellery, c.200 BC (photo) by Paracas Culture; Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru; (add.info.: Mummy with bone jewelry; )

Mummified body of a young woman (photo)
KW227424 Mummified body of a young woman (photo) by Chilean School; Museo Arqueologico Gustavo Le Paige de Walque, Chile; Chilean, out of copyright

Mummified body of Ramesses II (1304-1237 BC) found in a tomb at Deir al-Bahri (photo)
XIR169522 Mummified body of Ramesses II (1304-1237 BC) found in a tomb at Deir al-Bahri (photo) by Egyptian 19th Dynasty (c.1292-1187 BC); Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Embalming the Dead, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, c. 1910 (litho)
STC357906 Embalming the Dead, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, c.1910 (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Embalming the Dead, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, c. 1910 (litho)
IL314840 Embalming the Dead, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, c.1910 (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection

Mummy Wrapping Fragments, Egypt, Roman period (30 B. C. - 641 A. D. ) / Arab period
Mummy Wrapping Fragments, Egypt, Roman period (30 B.C.- 641 A.D.)/Arab period (641-969), 1st/8th century

Anubis ministering to Osiris on his bier: at the head kneels Nephthys and at the feet Isis (colour litho)
3621105 Anubis ministering to Osiris on his bier: at the head kneels Nephthys and at the feet Isis (colour litho) by English School

Mummified cats and ibis
AMQ111575 Mummified cats and ibis by Egyptian; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Egyptian, out of copyright

Mummified cat (stuccoed & painted linen)
SCP50861 Mummified cat (stuccoed & painted linen) by Egyptian, Late Period (715-332 BC); Louvre, Paris, France; Egyptian, out of copyright

Anubis attends Sennedjems Mummy, from the Tomb of Sennedjem
XIR141757 Anubis attends Sennedjems Mummy, from the Tomb of Sennedjem, The Workers Village, New Kingdom (mural) (see also 67892) by Egyptian 19th Dynasty (c.1292-1187 BC); Deir el-Medina, Thebes

Anubis and a Mummy, from the Tomb of Sennedjem, The Workers Village
BAL67892 Anubis and a Mummy, from the Tomb of Sennedjem, The Workers Village, New Kingdom (mural) (see also 141757) by Egyptian 19th Dynasty (c.1292-1187 BC); Deir el-Medina, Thebes

Mummy Bundle (mixed media)
XBP335553 Mummy Bundle (mixed media) by Incan; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; South American, out of copyright

Preparing a mummy for a purification ceremony, from a tomb at Thebes
XIR168148 Preparing a mummy for a purification ceremony, from a tomb at Thebes, New Kingdom (wall painting) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence

Elderly Man Flanked by Egyptian Gods, c. 250 AD (tempera on sycomore)
3525820 Elderly Man Flanked by Egyptian Gods, c.250 AD (tempera on sycomore) by Egyptian, Roman Period (c.30 BC - AD 337); 38 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Mummy of Nesmin with plant wreath, mummy mask and other cartonnage elements, 200-30 BC
3613974 Mummy of Nesmin with plant wreath, mummy mask and other cartonnage elements, 200-30 BC by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); 174 long cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Bag of Natron from Tutankhamuns Embalming Cache, c. 1336-27 B. C. (linen, natron)
3472281 Bag of Natron from Tutankhamuns Embalming Cache, c.1336-27 B.C. (linen, natron) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: From Egypt)

Canopic jar, Abydos (pottery)
AMQ110041 Canopic jar, Abydos (pottery) by Egyptian; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: used for preserving viscera of the deceased; ); eAshmolean Museum; Egyptian

Mummy in coffin, from Hawara (mixed media)
AMQ107038 Mummy in coffin, from Hawara (mixed media) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Egyptian, out of copyright

Mummy of Nesmin (detail of Anubis on feet), 200-30 BC
3613977 Mummy of Nesmin (detail of Anubis on feet), 200-30 BC by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt)

The Singer of Amun Nanys Funerary Papyrus, c. 1050 BC (papyrus, paint)
3525819 The Singer of Amun Nanys Funerary Papyrus, c.1050 BC (papyrus, paint) by Egyptian, Third Intermediate Period (c.1069-664 BC); 521 long cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Skin disorders, c. 1890 (colour chromolithograph)
1065620 Skin disorders, c.1890 (colour chromolithograph) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; German, out of copyright

Embalming of animals in Ancient Egypt (coloured engraving)
3630154 Embalming of animals in Ancient Egypt (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Embalming of animals in Ancient Egypt)

Peruvian Mummies (engraving)
1096967 Peruvian Mummies (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peruvian Mummies. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

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"Mummification: Unveiling the Ancient Art of Preserving Life Beyond Death" Step into the mesmerizing world of mummification, where ancient civilizations sought to conquer mortality. This captivating mural transports us to the Tomb of Sinjin, revealing a breathtaking scene depicting Anubis, the god of embalming and afterlife, tenderly leaning over the mummy of Ramses II. The meticulous process of embalming played a crucial role in preserving bodies for eternity. Traveling further back in time, we encounter a page from the Book of the Dead belonging to Hunefer during Egypt's 19th Dynasty. This sacred text provided guidance and protection for souls navigating their journey through the underworld. Venturing beyond Egypt's borders, we stumble upon Mexican mummies that offer an intriguing glimpse into another culture's approach to eternal preservation. Canopic jars stand as silent witnesses to Egyptian ingenuity - these intricately designed vessels held vital organs extracted during embalming rituals. The Mummy King Tabnit takes us back approximately 500 BC when this regal figure was laid to rest with utmost reverence. From 7th-century BC antiquity until today, fascination with Egyptian mummies persists as they continue enchanting visitors at Copenhagen's Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Not only humans were subject to this age-old practice; even feline companions found themselves immortalized in death. A small but significant artifact reveals a beloved cat transformed into an everlasting symbol of devotion. A fragment from an ancient papyrus known as "Book of the Dead" offers glimpses into religious beliefs surrounding life after death in Egypt—a testament to their profound spirituality and quest for immortality. Amongst all these historical wonders lies Ginger - not just any ordinary ginger root but rather a peculiar nickname given affectionately by archaeologists who discovered it within an Egyptian tomb. Its presence serves as a reminder that even seemingly mundane objects can hold secrets waiting to be unraveled.