Mummies from the Roman Period in tomb No 19 in the archaeological site of Oxyrhynchus (El-Bahnasa, Minya), Egypt

• Esther Pons Mellado ^[1] ; Annie Perraud ^[2]
  1. [1] Museo Arqueológico Nacional
  2. [2] Université Pau l-Valery, Montpellier, France
• Localización: Canarias Arqueológica: Arqueología-Bioantropología, ISSN 1888-4059, Nº. 22, 2021 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Symposium in memoriam Arthur C. Aufderheide the scientist, the friend ( 1922-2013)), págs. 219-234
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  • The Archaeological Site of Oxyrhynchus (EI-Bahnasa), corresponding to the ancient city of Per Medyed, is located 190 km south of Cairo, on the banks of the Bar Yusuf. One of the most interesting tombs from the Roman Period is tomb No. 19 (Sector 26).

    lt is intact, complete and has a single burial chamber with entrance from the north through a limest one shaft. lnside the t omb were found a large number of mummies. Ali the bodies were bandaged in linen cloth decorated wíth a diamond design that is very typical of the Roman Period. Sorne of them have cartonnages with polychrome painted decoration with Egyptian iconography of gods and goddesses and animals (above ali sphinxes).

    One of mummies had next to his left shoulder a terracotta bowl with residues of black balm.