English: Mummy of a baboon in a seated position on what appears to be a low stool or cushion made of loosely woven and blackened (maybe by resin) textile reinforced with mud, coarse sand, and gravel. The right-hand rests on the lap, while the left hand has slightly slipped down along the thigh. The tail curves around the right side of the body. Although the seated pose is fairly standard for baboon mummies, it is rare to also have the seat. The animal is wrapped in a variety of linens. They are for the most part hidden under a coating of resinous substances, thus only some fabrics can be identified. They are visible through gaps at the shoulder, arms, and knees. The foot area is broken. There is no surface preserved that could support original paint, so it is unclear whether this baboon bore an inscription. The animal is a male juvenile baboon (probably Papio Anubis) The head is padded with bandages. A rope-type element (probably twisted linen) was wrapped around it, followed by more textile, wrapping also around the whole body. The lower section of the thoracic cavity appears to have been eviscerated. After the evisceration, some bandages were introduced into the body.
Italiano: Mummia di babbuino in posizione seduta su un basso sgabello/cuscino in tessuto annerito a trama larga, rinforzato da fango e sabbia grossolana. Il corpo è avvolto da quattro tipi diversi di tessuto. La mano destra è in grembo. Posa standard per le mummie dei babbuini, ad eccezione del cuscino. Sono stati utilizzati 4 tipi diversi di bende. È un giovane babbuino maschio morto tra i 2,5 e i 4 anni. Il corpo è ricoperto di olio e resine. Il corpo è stato eviscerato, non è presente nessun organo nel torace o nell’addome.
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Animal mummy of the Egyptian Third Intermediate Period – Late Period, 740–400 BCE, in the collection of Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy
Mummia con resti animali del Terzo Periodo Intermedio – Epoca Tarda dell'antico Egitto, 740–400 a.C., nella collezione del Museo Egizio di Torino