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Visualisation of the mummy of Irthorru, 26th Dynasty, about 600 BCE, EA 20745.

Mummy portrait of a dark curly-haired young man, from Hawara cemetery, Egypt. 1st-2nd centuries CE. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (with thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL). The Petrie Museum has...

This gazelle mummy dates from the Late Period (664-332 BCE) of ancient Egyptian history. Its exact provenance is unknown. (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto)

Mummy portrait of a young man from the Hawara cemetery, Egypt, 1st to 2nd centuries CE. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (with thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL). The Petrie Museum has the largest...

Mummy portrait of a young woman, from Hawara cemetery, Egypt, 1st-2nd centuries CE. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (with thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL). The Petrie Museum has the largest collection...

A mummy containing the remains of a dog. Kharga Oasis, Egypt, 400-100 BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A painted linen cartonnage face from an Egyptian female mummy. Third Intermediate Period of Egypt, 21st-22nd Dynasty, 1070-736 BCE. Egyptian Museum, Turin.

Mummy portrait of a young girl with short (or pulled back) hair, from Hawara cemetery, Egypt. 1st-2nd centuries CE. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (with thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL). The Petrie...

The British Museum takes an in-depth look at the conservation processes involved in getting a crocodile mummy ready for display for the first time in 75 years, bringing to light some fascinating new facts about this crocodile mummy. You can...

A Chinchorro child, mummified using the black technique. The Chinchorro culture flourished in modern-day Chile from approximately 9,000 to 3,500 years ago and produced the world's oldest intentionally preserved mummies from c. 5500 BCE. The...