The
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden displays a number
of interesting and fairly unique Egyptian mummies. These include:
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the mummy of a 21st
Dynasty woman
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The mummy of an
unknown 21st Dynasty woman is exhibited at the museum and is an
excellent example of how beautiful and meticulous a mummy's
wrappings could be, even when the design was so simple. The
large bandages that form a decorative design on the mummy held
the mummy's shroud (or large sheet of linen) in place. The mummy
would have been heavily wrapped in large bandages under both of
these outer layers.

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two mummies with beaded
nets
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Two beaded mummies
are exhibited from the 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC). The beadwork
on both includes a winged scarab (a symbol of the Sun God) and
the four sons of Horus (who protected the internal organs).
Such beadwork was
not custom-made for a mummy. Beaded nets began to be used in the
25th Dynasty
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Sansaos, a Roman era
mummy with a facial reconstruction
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The mummy of Sensaos,
a Roman era girl, dates from 109 AD. The mummy itself is plainly
wrapped. Scientists were able to take images of Sensaos's head and
reconstruct her face. This is now displayed along with her mummy.

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mummy of
Pasjeryentaihet |
The Ptolemaic period
mummy of Pasjeryentaihet, (304-31 BC) has an interesting look:
the wrappings make the mummy appear as if it is wearing
clothing.


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