Mummy One Seven Seven 0

Synopsis
Records in detail the process of unwrapping Mummy 1770 in the Manchester Museum collection. The project, carried out over three days, was part of a major academic investigation of certain mummies in the collection.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 12 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1979
Availability
Sale
Documentation
'Mysteries of the Mummies’, edited by Dr Rosalie David (Book Club Associates, 1979), is recommended for background reading, as is ‘Manchester Museum Mummy Project: Multi-Disciplinary Research on Ancient Egyptian Mummified Remains’, edited by A R David (Manchester Univ Press, ISBN 0 7190 1293 7).
Uses
Academic and general audiences with an interest in Egyptology, archaeology and comparative religion.
Subjects
Archaeology
Keywords
Egyptology; mummies

Credits

Director
Ken Wrench
Writer
Rosalie David
Contributor
Alasdair Hamilton; Brian Spencer; Ken Hull; Michael F Mulvihill
Cast
Bill Eldridge 

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Production Company

Name

MUTV

Sponsor

Name

Manchester Museum

Name

University of Manchester, Department of Comparative Religion

Distributor

Name

MUTV, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, Tel 0161-275 2535, Fax 0161-275 2529

Notes
MUTV is the production unit of the University of Manchester Audio Visual Service

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