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title: Head of a Mummy from Ptolemaic-Roman Egypt
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8342/head-of-a-mummy-from-ptolemaic-roman-egypt/
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# Head of a Mummy from Ptolemaic-Roman Egypt

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Head of a Mummy from Ptolemaic-Roman Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8342.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8342.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is the upper part of the mummy of an unknown young man; probably, his age was below 21 years. The rest of the mummy is intact but is not shown here. The mummy was discovered in the 1820s. The elaborate preparation of this mummy is highly idiosyncratic and recalls the style of mummification used in the [Old Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Old_Kingdom/). 
Before wrapping the body of the man, the embalmers carefully modelled the facial features, using resin-soaked linen; the nose strikingly and unusually maintains and assumes its prominent form. The scalp above the forehead was left unwrapped; the hair, as well as part of its underlying skull, can be seen. The embalmers painted the facial features on the wrappings. Ptolemaic-[Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) Period, after 305 BCE. From [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/), modern-day [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/).

The British Museum, London.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, March 20). Head of a Mummy from Ptolemaic-Roman Egypt. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8342/head-of-a-mummy-from-ptolemaic-roman-egypt/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Head of a Mummy from Ptolemaic-Roman Egypt." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 20, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8342/head-of-a-mummy-from-ptolemaic-roman-egypt/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Head of a Mummy from Ptolemaic-Roman Egypt." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8342/head-of-a-mummy-from-ptolemaic-roman-egypt/>.

## License & Copyright

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