| Demetrios Human Mummy | |
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| Biographical Information | |
|---|---|
| Name(s) | Demetrios |
| Age | age 59 |
| Sex | Male |
| Status | Unknown |
| Height | Unknown |
| Source | |
| Culture | Greco-Eygptian |
| Date(s) | 30 B.C-395 |
| Site | Roman Cemetery, Hawara,Egypt |
| Current Location | |
| Location | Now held in Brooklyn Museum |
| Catalog # | |
The mummy was excavated from a Roman cemetery in Hawara, Egypt in 1911, and is believed to date between 30 B.C. and A.D. 395 After its excavation, it was acquired by the Brooklyn Museum.
Mummification[]
Demetrios was prepared in a way that is called "red shroud mummification". The surface of the linens was covered with red lead paint. There are less than a dozen of these so-called “red shroud mummies” known to exist in the world. The inscription on the shroud was in Greek rather than Egyptian hieroglyphics.
A portrait of the dead man was included in the wrappings covering his face.
Studies[]
CT scans and shroud markings determined his age at about 59. Gall stones were also found preserved in the gall bladder.
Pathology[]
The cause of his death was unknown.
Additional[]
The mummy has never unwrapped in modern times.
External Link[]
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/2007/08/07/meet-our-mummy-demetrios/
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/2007/08/07/meet-our-mummy-demetrios/
References[]
Bleiberg, E. (2008). Who Was Demtrios and How old was he When he Died?. https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/2008/06/18/who-was-demetrius-and-how-old-was-he-when-he-died/