The mummy, accompanied by Cross, Fitzgerald, Hickson and Austen, was finally flown to Cairo in a gilded crate on an Air Egypt flight on December 12. It is now in the possession of the Museum of Cairo.

A new book by the artist Dorothy Cross tells the remarkable story of Cecil, UCC’s Egyptian mummy, and his return home ...

Scholars argue that the mummy dates back to the Ptolemaic period, between the 2nd and early 3rd centuries BCE. The art of mummification was at its peak during this era. The mummy offers a unique ...