Definition of "mummy-case" []

• In Egyptian archœol., a case of wood or cartonnage in which a mummy was inclosed, having as nearly as possible the shape of the mummy, and carved and painted so as to represent the dead person. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Since you are positive that the picture of the mummy is the picture of Kathulos -- and there is little room for fraud -- one of two things is practically certain: the Scorpion was never dead but ages ago was placed in that mummy-case and his life preserved in some manner, or else -- he was dead and has been brought to life!"
• "Gordon and I watched them closely as they made their way to a large mummy-case which stood upright against the wall not far from the back."
• "At last, baffled, we returned to the mummy-case, which was certainly long enough to conceal even a man of Kathulos 'height."