| Object Number | E16234 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Egypt |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Human Remains | Linen |
| Iconography | Child |
| Inscription Language | Demotic |
| Description | Mummy of a child. The inscription on the mummy’s wrapping gives her name and reads, “Tanwa, daughter of Hermidoros”. The same inscription appears in two different languages, Demotic, a highly cursive Egyptian script, and Greek. Tanwa was about five years old when she died. Her mummy was CT-scanned in 2009 and researchers are currently analyzing the results. |
| Height | 19 cm |
| Length | 95 cm |
| Width | 28 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Edward W. Lehman, 1891 |
| Other Number | ES 473 - Original Number | E 3960? - Other Number |
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