Mummies (4 Subjects)
Sacred ibis mummies from the necropolis of Saqqara. A: Vase containing the embalmed bird. B, C: Vase after the removal of the seal. D, E, F: Views of the mummy as the shroud is gradually removed. G: Bones and remains of the bird's plumage. Catfish (Bagridae). Fish from lake Moeris.
Mummies from Giza, Egypt.
A mummy seen by André Thevet in Egypt.
The author's travelling companions study a mummy at a pyramid of Memphis in Egypt.