Corn mummy
A Corn mummy
A corn mummy is an Ancient Egyptian sculpture of Osiris that contained corn (commonly wheat or barley).[1][2][3] The rest of the mummy was made up of other materials such as wax, sand and earth.[1][2] They were fitted with masks most commonly made of wax but sometimes silver.[4] The mummies were provided with wooden coffins.[1][2]
They seem to have been buried as part of certain festivals such as Khoiak.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Coffin and corn mummy with Osiris mask". metmuseum.org. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Corn Mummy". brooklynmuseum.org. Brooklyn museum. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Grain Mummy". ncartmuseum.org. The North Carolina Museum of Art. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Corn-mummy with silver mask of Osiris". muzea.malopolska.pl/. Małopolska Virtual Museum. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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