The cut off top of an old Egyptian mummy found in a loft in Kent, England, has been exposed to a CT filter, uncovering that it had a place with a something like 2,000 lady a long time back.
Researchers from Canterbury Christ Church University said the head was believed to have been brought back from Egypt as a souvenir in the 19th century.
Preliminary X-rays taken at Canterbury Christchurch University suggested the head belonged to an adult woman, and a more detailed CT scan was arranged to find out more.
The researchers said preliminary results from the CT scan, which took place at Maidstone Hospital, revealed that the rough diet had damaged the woman’s teeth, but her tongue was well preserved.
The researchers said tubes made of an unknown material were visible inside the left nostril and in the spine of the mummy, and it was unclear whether it was ancient or more recent.
The brain appears to have been removed in the process of mummification. Mysteries still remain about the origins of the head, which was gifted to the Canterbury Museum and Galleries collection in a glass case.
James Elliott, lecturer in diagnostic radiography at Canterbury Christchurch University and senior radiographer at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, said: “Sir was found in the attic of a house in Kent which was being cleaned after the death of the owner. “
“During the Victorian period, such items were brought back from Egypt as gifts and may have been passed down from one age to another to the individual who possessed them.”
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Craig Bowen, Canterbury Museum, galleries collections and learning manager, told Kent Online: “This head was found by a man who inherited it from his brother.
“It is believed that the brother acquired it from a ‘Dr. Coates’ in the early/mid twentieth century, but we have no further details.” “The scan provides a lot of information – everything from tooth condition, pathologies, preservation mechanisms, as well as helping to estimate age and sex,” said Elliott, who led the scan.
Elliott said the team planned to use the scanned data to create a three-dimensional replica of the head and possible reconstruction of the face. He said that the development of CT technology allowed researchers to learn more about ancient Egyptian traditions.
