Mummy of a Child

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by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 10 April 2016

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Mummy of a Child — Mummy of a child, wrapped in a shroud depicting a boy wearing a tunic, mantle, and slippers, and holding a spring of myrtle. A wreath of rosebuds is worn on the head. The child was around the age of 7 to 10 years at the time of death. From Roman Egypt, 230-250 CE.

The British Museum, London.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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