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Peruvian mummified male, c.1200-1400
A naturally preserved Peruvian mummified male, possibly from the North coast of Peru where the Chimu culture buried their dead in 'mummy bundles', curled up in foetal position with boung hands and feet. (Detail of elbow and set of beads around upper arm)
Subject
- Mummy
- Foetal
- Sacrifice
- Ritual
- Afterlife
- Mummy
Subject
- Mummy
- Foetal
- Sacrifice
- Ritual
- Afterlife
- Mummy
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Wellcome Collection
Source
- L0035653
Identifier
- L0035653
- Museum No A31655
- rfu3dzqc
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:57:05.638Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T11:57:05.638Z