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Collection of mummies in the National Museum of Brazil

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Exhibition of mummies in the museum.

The National Museum of Brazil collections include an exhibition of mummies from South American and Egyptian civilizations.[1]

The current status of the collection is unknown after the fire that destroyed the museum in 2018.

Image Name Origin Date Notes
Mummified human male head Egypt 1550-1070 B.C. New Kingdom. Male, 25-45 years.
Mummified head Egypt 1000 B.C. Mummified head covered with black resin and wrapped with linen strips.
Coffin with mummified ibis Egypt c. 332 B.C. Ptolemaic Period.
Coffin in the shape of a falcon with its mummy Egypt c. 665 B.C. Late Period.
Coffin in the shape of a cat with its mummy Egypt c. 332 B.C. Ptolemaic Period.
Mummified skull Egypt 1000 B.C. Roman Period.
Fragment of mummy cartonnage Egypt c. 30 B.C. - 641 A.D Roman Period.
Mummified cat Egypt 1st century B.C. Roman Period.
Mummified cat Egypt c. 30 B.C. Ptolemaic or Roman Period.
Mummy of Harsiese Egypt c. 1070-664 B.C. Third Intermediate Period, XXI/XXVI Dynasties.
Mummy of a child Egypt c. 30 B.C. - 395 A.D. Roman Period.
Mummy of a woman ("Princess Kherima") Egypt 1st-3rd centuries A.D. Roman Period.
Mummified crocodiles Egypt c. 332-30 B.C. Ptolemaic or Roman Period.
Mummified right foot Egypt 1000 B.C. Roman Period. Right foot and part of leg, wrapped with thirteen strips of linen.
Mummified left foot Egypt 1000 B.C. Roman Period. Left foot wrapped with linen strips covered with brown resin and piece of cartonnage with squared line motif, tied to the sole with strings, probably a sandal.
Sarcophagus of Sha-amun-en-su Egypt c. 750 B.C. Third Intermediate Period, XXIII Dynasty. Destroyed in the 2018 fire.
Mummified boy Chile
Atacama mummy Chile
Mummified skull Shuar [2]
Aymara mummy Aymara people Male, 30-40 years.
Mummified woman

References

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  1. ^ "Antropologia Biológica" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Cabeça mumificada" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 6 September 2018.