| Gilded Lady Human Mummy | |
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| Photo by John Weinstein | |
| Biographical Information | |
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| Name(s) | Gilded Lady |
| Age | 40 years old at time of death |
| Sex | Female |
| Status | high |
| Height | |
| Source | |
| Culture | Ancient Egyptian |
| Date(s) | 30 BC–AD 395 |
| Site | |
| Current Location | |
| Location | The Field Museum, Chicago. Illinois |
| Catalog # | 30007 |
Since 1983, this mummy has been kept in the storage vaults of The Field Museum. This mummy's headdress is covered in gilding, hence the name "Gilded Lady." The headdress consists of cartonnage, which is glued layers of papyrus or linen. The mummy is a female from the Ptolemaic period.
Studies[]
In 2011, a mobile CT scanner made it possible to “unwrap” her virtually, revealing details about her medical history and mummification process.
Artist Élisabeth Daynès facial reconstruction of Gilded Lady
CT scans found her to be about 40 years old at the time of her death. Scans revealed a slight overbite and curly hair. They also suggest that she may have suffered from tuberculosis,
Additional[]
The first x-rays of a mummy were taken in 1896.
External Links[]
http://www.nhm.org/site/explore-exhibits/special-exhibits/mummies/highlights
https://interspectral.com/dataset/egyptian-mummy-gilded-lady/
https://phys.org/news/2015-09-ct-scanned-mummies-world.html
https://www.fieldmuseum.org/blog/gilded-lady-mummy
References[]
Highlights. (n.d.). Retrieved January 31, 2017, from http://www.nhm.org/site/explore-exhibits/special-exhibits/mummies/highlights
Rogers, J. (2015, September 13). Exhibit's CT-scanned mummies give new look at old world. Retrieved from https://phys.org/news/2015-09-ct-scanned-mummies-world.html