Bird coffins. These would have contained the mummified remains of sacred birds such as the falcon, bred and killed to be offered to a god. Late Dynastic-Graeco Roman (747 BC - AD 395).

Bird coffin. Hollow wooden coffin, in the shape of a bird, 44cm long. Late Dynastic-Graeco Roman

Collection

Egypt Centre, University of Swansea

Inventory Number

3543583

Title

Bird coffins. These would have contained the mummified remains of sacred birds such as the falcon, bred and killed to be offered to a god. Late Dynastic-Graeco Roman (747 BC - AD 395).

Object Type

Image

Measurements

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