Mummy 1911-210-1
Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
Macleod, R I
Eremin, Katherine
Wright, A R
McDonald, J
Abstract
n ancient Egyptian mummy from the collections of the National Museums of Scotland was examined using computerised tomography (CT) scanning as part of the NMS mummy project. A facial reconstruction was produced from the CT scans for comparison with a painted 'portrait' which covers the face of the wrappings. The scans indicated the mummified wrapped body of an adult male 1.65 m tall with excellent preservation of the body. An exact replica, translucent model of the skull was created from the CT scans and standard cephalometric analysis undertaken. The facial features were reconstructed onto a plaster model of the skull from known tissue depths using terracotta clay. The resultant face was compared with the portrait and an extremely close match obtained, suggesting this was an individual portrait painted around the time of death.
Journal title
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Volume
45
Issue
2
Publisher
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
ISSN
0035-8835
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