Saturday, 2 November 2013

Mummiefied Hand

Once robbed from a tomb some mummies were cut up and the pieces sold or otherwise traded into the antiquities market.
This example comes from a tomb in Saqqara and has a protective amulet exposed within the layers of bandage. The hand has been separated at the metacarpal/wrist joint. Radiography confirmed preservation of soft tissues, ligaments and muscles overlying the bone.

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