| Antjau Human Mummy | |
| |
| Biographical Information | |
|---|---|
| Name(s) | Antjau |
| Age | Unknown |
| Sex | Male |
| Status | Unknown |
| Height | Unknown |
| Source | |
| Culture | Ancient Egypt |
| Date(s) | c. 664-600 BC |
| Site | Unknown |
| Current Location | |
| Location | Royal Ontario Museum |
| Catalog # | 910.12.C |
Methodist Minister Lachlan Taylor, was one of a group of pioneering Canadians who made the journey to Egypt in the late 1850s. He purchased and brought home the mummy, Antjau, which is now housed in the Royal Ontario Museum’s Egyptian collection.
Antjau was the son of Tjesnitperet and her husband Ankhhor.
He may have been a wealthy landowner or trader, and he did have red hair.
References[]
https://collections.rom.on.ca/objects/188798/mummy-of-antjau
https://www.ancientegyptalive.com/2020/09/22/egyptian-mummies-show-gets-unmasked/antjau/