valk ; mummie The mummy has been unwrapped and only a small piece of linen (2.2 cm square) adhering to the back of the neck betrays that it was in fact wrapped originally. The body of the bird is well preserved, protected by the wings folded over the belly. The claws of the feet are just visible through a gap in the feathers. The head has been flexed onto the chest, slightly twisted to the right. The bill is intact, the nostrils are open, the eyes dried out to half-opened slits. The feathers are stuck together to form a hard mass, dark brown in colour.
organisch ; mummie (dierlijk) ; linnen ; hars