Mummy No. 1770

Mummy No. 1770 was that of a unknown age and gender the but is thought to be an Egyptian girl. She was never know as anyone other than her museum number after her death. When she was unwrapped in 1975 by the Manchester Mummy team, including Dr. Rosalie David, believed they may be able to attempt a facial reconstruction. Her skull was incomplete and in many pieces, in order to reconstruct, the team put the skull together, made a plaster cast, and filled the gaps with wax. To create the face, wooden pegs were drilled into the cast, at the precise depth of tissue. Then wax was added to the cast over the pegs, slightly covering them. After the wax was added, glass eyes and a wig were added to the cast. Mummy 1770 was reconstructed twice, one was the 1975 version, the other was a modified version, with darker skin and make up.^[1] It was discovered that Mummy 1770 had a male guinea worm in her abdomen, which was a possible cause of death.^[2] It is not known whether her legs were amputated because of this. It is known that mummy 1770 died a few weeks after her surgery. Scientists believe that 1770 was from a wealthy family and was either 13 or 14 when she died.^[3]

External Links

Reconstruction at RN-DS Partnership

References

1. ^ "Practitioners in photocomparison, archaeological facial reconstruction and medical/medico-legal artwork". RN-DS Partnership. http://www.rn-ds-partnership.com/reconstruction/1770.html. Retrieved 2010-06-25. 
2. ^ "Under Wraps: Rosalie David in Conversation". Archaeology.org. 2001-02-06. http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/mummies/. Retrieved 2010-06-25. 
3. ^ "mummies — Parasitic infestation, Bilharzia haematobium". Jrank.org. http://www.jrank.org/health/pages/33314/mummies.html. Retrieved 2010-06-25.