Seven Egyptian Mummified Heads from the Collections of the Náprstek Museum

Pages	95–112
DOI	10.1515/anpm-2017-0021
Keywords	ancient Egypt, Egyptian mummies, mummified heads, CT
Type of Article	Research report
Citation	BUČIL, Jiří , JUNGOVÁ, Gabriela, OKTÁBCOVÁ, Lubica, PEČENÝ, Jakub a ONDERKA, Pavel. Seven Egyptian Mummified Heads from the Collections of the Náprstek Museum. Annals of the Náprstek Museum. Prague: National Museum, 2017, 38(1), 95–112. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/anpm-2017-0021. ISSN 0231-844X (print), 2533-5685 (online). Also available from: https://publikace.nm.cz/en/periodicals/aotnpm/38-1/seven-egyptian-mummified-heads-from-the-collections-of-the-naprstek-museum

Annals of the Náprstek Museum | 2017/38/1

The paper presents results of CT and external examination of seven ancient Egyptian mummified isolated human heads from the collections of the National Museum – Naprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures. It is the first preliminary outcome regarding isolated parts of mummies from a multidisciplinary project that aims to map all ancient Egyptian mummified material in public collections of the Czech Republic. The heads are well preserved and exhibit a variety of mummification techniques and materials.

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