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Landesmuseum Natur und Mensch in Oldenburg, Germany

 

 

The Landesmuseum Natur und Mensch in Oldenburg, Germany (in the northwest part of the country near the Dutch border) is a gem of a mummy museum specializing in bog finds. The museum's holdings include three bog bodies, as well as various articles of clothing and other bog finds. But the most spectacular part of the exhibit is an enormous chunk of bog itself.

The only drawback? All of the display labels and signs are in German; the museum does not have guidebooks or audio tours in other languages. But the displays are so well done that the visual images carry the day. 

Highly recommended!

Visit the bog exhibits at the Museum.

 


When I was there, a special exhibit on death entitled Wohin die Toten gehen displayed the head of an Egyptian mummy, decorated with gold leaf and presumably part of the museum's own collection. 

This head, which was partly unwrapped, was dated to the Middle Kingdom period (though this designation was followed by a question mark on the museum label). 

What is interesting about the head is the gold leaf decoration that was applied. Though it isn't quite clear in the photos, it is visible under the mummy's eyes (particularly the mummy's left eye) and under the bottom lip. It is unclear whether the gold leaf covered the entire face. Notice the wrappings that still adhere to the top of the mummy's head. 

No other information about the mummy was given, including how the museum acquired it or what happened to the body.

 

 

 

 

 

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