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coffin clamp
Copper alloy coffin clamp prongs perpendicular to clamp. The Baqaria, in which the cow was found, was the resting place of 28 tombs for the mothers of the Buchis bull. Such clamps were used in the mummification of animals such as the Apis bull to hold down the wrappings. Excavated by the Egypt Exloration Society. This example is probably from an Armant cow burial. Most burials at the Bucheum had b…
Type of item
- coffin clamp
Type of item
- coffin clamp
Providing institution
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Identifier
- EC443
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-01-27T15:05:38.715Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T18:15:09.606Z