The items which date between 100AD and 975BCE also include a set of four Canopic jars, and items of cartonnage or coverings.Analysis of the coffin dates it at approximately 625 to 600 BCE and an inscription indicates that it belonged to a man named Hor.
The coffin was excavated by Ernesto Schiaparelli sometime between 1903 and 1904, from tombs in the Valley of the Queens. The sarcophagus went on public display in 1993 at the Cork Public Museum's"From the Nile to the Lee" exhibition. The four canopic jars are believed to be the oldest of all the items being returned to the Egyptian State, with an estimated date of between 945-700BCE.The set of cartonnage pieces in UCC's collection are made of linen, plaster, and paint and date earlier than 100 AD.The set in UCC comprises of a chest covering, a lower body covering, a foot case and a head covering.The jars were purchased for £9 from J.E. and E.K.
Egyptian Ambassador to Ireland Mohamed Sarwat Selim thanked all stakeholders for their cooperation"in seeking the return of the Egyptian mummy and the set of the canopic jars to our homeland".
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