Mummy label with written inscription, possibly in coptic. Broken, part missing. Inscription on reverse reads: ''Coptic, S. May 8 1890' and 'E.Towry Whyte Bequest 1932/ 169.1932 INV 30'.
Mummy label
Depth: 0.5 cm
Height: 12.8 cm
Width: 3.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1932) by Whyte, Edward Towry
Accession number: E.169.1932
Primary reference Number: 52910
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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