on some Egyptian Mummies. 181 
The large mummy I was permitted to examine, appeared 
by its stature to be that of a young person, not above 14 years 
old, but who had not, it seemed, as yet shed all his teeth. Its 
outward painted integuments were very similar to those of the 
Gottingen mummy, as it is figured in the IVth. Vol. of the 
Commentationes Societatis Scientiarum. The bandages about the 
head were in a manner caked together by means of rosin. The 
skull was inclosed in a kind of cast of the same substance, which 
could with difficulty be removed from it. It seemed also, to 
judge by its weight, to be filled with rosin, which particularly 
appeared in the cavity between the palate and the lower jaw. 
The rosin here having been gradually punched out, not the 
least appearance of a tongue was discernible; though some 
have asserted to have found traces of it in mummies ; nor was 
any thing like the little golden plate (the supposed naulus) to 
be here met with. There were no remains whatever of the soft 
fleshy parts, of skin, tendons, &c. ; in short, nothing was* 
found but mere naked bones. 
The maxillm were sensibly prominent, but by no means so 
much as in a true Guinea face ; and not more so than is often 
seen on handsome negroes, and not seldom on European coun- 
tenances. 
What appeared to me very remarkable, and has, as far as I 
can learn, never yet been noticed, is two exterior artificial ears, 
made of cotton cloth and rosin, and applied one on each side 
of the head. That on the right side was prominent ; but the 
other seemed to have been shoved from its proper place ; it 
was compressed, and much disfigured. 
The cotton bandages on the remainder of the body were loose, 
not glued together, and readily yielded to the pressure of the 
hand. 
