Mummy Part

Foot cover, gilded. From a mummy of the Romano-Egyptian period. CONDITION NOTE 1998: Unsuitable mount, gilding is flaking off, previous repair, corroded. Wellcome Historical Medical Museum accession no. 240238: FOOT COVER. Bronze gilt; on velvet covered stand. Found in Egypt. Purchased at Stevens's Auction House, London, 29 July 1930 Lot 479.