A mummy in Venice: preliminary report about a work in progress
https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2005.10196
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Mummies are the most interesting discovery from ancient Egypt, and like the hieroglyphs, they have become a symbol of the civilization of the pharaohs. Interest grows even stronger when science and technology allow us to learn about what the ancient Egyptians carefully embalmed and prepared for the afterlife. For archaeologists and conservators, studying mummies is like traveling through history between the iconography of the outer container of the body to the interior of the body itself. Our research in an Egyptian mummy at the National Museum of Archaeology in Venice includes the analysis of the stucco layer of the wood sarcophagus, the masque and linen bandages, chemistry, and CT scanning. We offer data regarding materials, pigments, and the conservation of the body
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