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Animal Mummies

Animal Mummies

 ©2009 Richard Barnes / National Geographic

A queen’s pet gazelle was readied for eternity with the same lavish care as a member of the royal family. In fine, blue-trimmed bandages and a custom-made wooden coffin, it accompanied its owner to the grave in about 945 B.C.

See more of Egypt’s animal mummies here.

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