Cartonnage wrapping of a baby. The hieroglyphs on this do not seem to make sense, which suggests it might be a fake. However, Singleton Hospital kindly agreed to X-ray the cartonnage. While the results were not clear, there did seem to be faint traces of a skull, suggesting that this is genuine.

Coffin of child. Painted cartonnage c.600BC. Inscription on front and back is meaningless, as sometimes occurred in that period. This coffin was X-rayed at Singleton hospital in 1998 and there did seem to be evidence of a skull.

Collection

Egypt Centre, University of Swansea

Inventory Number

3543681

Title

Cartonnage wrapping of a baby. The hieroglyphs on this do not seem to make sense, which suggests it might be a fake. However, Singleton Hospital kindly agreed to X-ray the cartonnage. While the results were not clear, there did seem to be faint traces of a skull, suggesting that this is genuine.

Object Type

Image

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