This cow, a Mother of the Buchis Bull of the god Montu, and thus divine by association, was mummified using a large enema of juniper and cedar oil, equivalent to turpentine. This dissolved its interior organs, which were drained out of the body. The body was dessicated using natron. After dessication, it was oiled, covered with resins, and more oils, wrapped and given a royal burial. The iron clamps on the edge of the base were to help hold it in a sphinx-like pose. Its hind tendons have been cut to acheive this posture.
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A young cat wrapped in coarse linen bandages held in place by resin. The mask is painted so that it appears to have a white face, and a colorful tripartite wig. Radiographs show that the body is twisted within the bandages. It might have had its neck wrung, but the break might be post- rather than ante-mortem.
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This small mummy’s surface is elaborately wrapped to imitate crocodile skin. It is probably a fake, as x-rays show no trace of bones within. It is possible, however, that the extreme heat of the resins used in mummification caused the animal to combust and the bones to disintegrate.
