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2. Mummy of a Man, from Thebes. 



This mummy has no case, and is wrapped in linen closely 

 >plied in many folds, and which has apparently been saturated 

 tdth some resinous substance. The outer fold and bandages have 

 been painted of a dull red colour. The head only was uncovered. 

 It is in good preservation ; is not covered with spices ; but has 

 been in part covered with bitumen, as if this had been poured 

 upon it or into its cavities, and had in part run over the surface. 

 The eyes have been extracted, and the lids have been carefully 

 moulded so as to project in the natural form. There is abundance 

 of straight brown hair on the scalp. Under the microscope it is 

 similar to European hair. The head is finely formed, with a high 

 and prominent forehead, and the nose straight and little prominent. 

 The profile reminds one of Greek heads, or of those seen on the 

 monuments of Egyptian priests. 



Length of body, 4 feet 10 inches. 



Occipital diameter of head, 7£ inches. 



Parietal diameter, 5g inches. 



3. Head of a Mummy. 



The mummy to which this head belonged was probably prepared 

 in the same manner with No. 2, but 'with less attention to the 

 preservation of the expression of the features, the mouth being 

 distorted and the tongue projecting. The skin has been smeared 

 with resin or bitumen, — there are no indications of spices, — and 

 the cavity of the skull is empty. The jaws are projecting and the 

 brow receding, as in figures of the heads of low-caste Egyptians 

 and modern Fellahs. It is a male head. 



Occipital diameter, 7 inches 9 tenths. 

 Parietal diameter, 5 inches 6 tenths. 



4. Head of a Mummy. 



This head has been completely coated with bitumen, so that 

 the inner cloths adhere and cannot be removed. The interior 

 cavity seems to be partly filled with some solid substance, probably 

 bitumen, which has also penetrated and hardened the tissues of 

 the neck. The head is round, and the features and bones coarse. 



Occipital diameter, *l inches 3 tenths. 

 Parietal diameter, 6 inches. 



These measurements may not be quite accurate, owing to the 

 adhesion of the wrappers. 



