Grain mummy with coffin

    This grain mummy is in the shape of Osiris and lays in a wooden coffin with a falcon lid. The grain mummy is filled with barley or grain and then water is poured over it. When the barley or grain starts to grow the mummy becomes the symbol of new life and a good harvest. These grain mummies were ofter used in temples rituals and were buried inside the temples compounds. Osiris is wearing the red crown of Upper Egypt.

    Egyptian, Hellenistic Period, 330 - 30 B.C.

    Location and date unknown

    Source: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston