The Mummification Process

The ancient Egyptians developed a sophisticated method to preserve a dead body for the afterlife: mummification. First, the internal organs were removed and all moisture from the body was eliminated. Next, the body was wrapped with long strips of linen, and then covered with a large linen cloth. Follow the steps of the mummification process in this short animation about the Getty Museum's Romano-Egyptian mummy Herakleides.

Mummy of Herakleides:
https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/13306/unknown-maker-mummy-of-herakleides-romano-egyptian-ad-120-140/

Art + Ideas Podcast: Marie Svoboda on Egyptian Mummy Portraits
http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/audio-marie-svoboda-on-egyptian-mummy-portraits/

Getting to Know Herakleides: Exploring a Red-Shroud Mummy from Roman Egypt:
http://youtu.be/HA0lEglXFQU

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