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The mummy and coffins of an Egyptian woman

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Asru at Manchester Museum

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The inner coffin of Asru.

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Asru at Manchester Museum: Detail

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Asru’s name.

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Asru at Manchester Museum: Detail

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The false door.

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Asru at Manchester Museum: Detail

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The ba scene.

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Reconstruction of the face of Asru

Source: ancientegypt.co.uk

Visit the site http://www.ancient-egypt.co.uk/manchester/pages/asru%203.htm

False door from a tomb

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Ka statue

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Painting of a ba bird

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Mummification

Source: ancientegypt.co.uk

Information and resources on mummification and beliefs from the British Museum with a game to make one’s way to the afterlife.

Visit the site http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/mummies/index.html

Ancient Egyptian funerary masks

Source: wikimedia.org

A selection of images of Egyptian funerary masks from different periods.

Visit the site http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ancient_Egyptian_funerary_masks

Mummy portraits

Source: wikimedia.org

A large selection of Greco-Roman mummy portraits.

Visit the site http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Fayum_mummy_portraits

Outside the classroom



Here is a selection of museums with relevant collections.

See Asru at Manchester Museum

Source: museum.manchester.ac.uk

Visit the site http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/learning/

Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow

Source: glasgowlife.org.uk

Visit the site http://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/kelvingrove/Pages/default.aspx

Ulster Museum

Source: nmni.com

Visit the site http://www.nmni.com/um

Swansea Museum

Source: swanseamuseum.co.uk

Visit the site http://www.swanseamuseum.co.uk

Great North Museum, Newcastle

Source: twmuseums.org.uk

Visit the site http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/great-north-museum.html

British Museum

Source: britishmuseum.org

Visit the site http://www.britishmuseum.org
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The mummy and coffins of an Egyptian woman