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Object Number
2004.29.851
Display Title
Photograph of a drawing of female mummy from Mammoth Cave
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Photograph of a Female Mummy taken from "Mammoth Cave" in Kentucky in Oct. 1815 by Nahum Ward of Marietta Ohio. Mummy is in rooms of Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass. Copy made from original pen & ink sketch - Armstrong Perry. 1923."
Keywords
- Human Remains
- Drawing and Graphics
- Archaeological
Subject
- Drawing
- mummy
Department
Photographic
Date
1923
Culture
- Southeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Kentucky
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Mammoth Cave
Dimensions
Overall: 6.99 x 11.43 cm (2 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
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