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Although linked with
various Egyptian divinities, the Buchis Bull was most closely
linked with Re' and also with Montu, the god of Armant. These
bulls were buried in a similar way to those of the Apis bulls,
however, the tombs of the Buchis were built structures covered
by vaulting rather than rock-hewn caverns. All burials found
date from the Late Period and while some tombs contain a great
deal of funerary equipment others hold just the mummy and little
else.
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Skeleton of a Buchis Bull discovered at Armant (the metal clamps were used to hold the bull mummy to the wooden base board)