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Mummies in Washington DC (4)


​The Smithsonian Natural History Museum beginning November  17, 2011 (to run indefinitely) is hosting a special exhibit called Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt.  It includes seven modules which investigate religious beliefs about the afterlife and burial customs in Ancient Egypt.  
 
There are four Egyptian mummies in Washington DC, all in the National Museum of Natural History.  Only one, nicknamed Minister Cox, is usually on view.  However, all four are currently displayed for the exhibition, Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt.

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Forensic artist, Joe Mullins' facial reconstruction of NMNH-381235, Photo by the author, 2012
NMNH-126790 = Minister Cox 
Named after its donator, Samuel Sullivan Cox  born in Ohio 1824 died 1889.


NMNH-381234 = Indiana Jones
NMNH-385664 = Ancient Annie
NMNH-381235 = Child
 
All four are meticulously documented in:
Spindler, Konrad. Human Mummies: A Global Survey of Their Status and the Techniques of Conservation. Wien: Springer, 1996. Print.



​The child mummy NMNH-381235 was acquired by quadrumana collector Dr. J.H. Slack.  He eventually came to the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia (catalog # 2397). Wistar donated him to the Smithsonian on April 17, 1958 where he was listed in the Department of Anthropology as #219346.
  • Displayed in The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 1876
  • Place of origin was given as Thebes.
  • Radiocarbon dated to 135-335 A.D.
  • Age 2 1/2-3 years (dental and epiphyseal growth).
  • ​Postmorten damage to cranium and extremities.

Of Special Note
Don't miss the Ancient Egyptian Collections in the Freer-Sackler Gallery.
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