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2.08.2009

The Mummy X-posed: The face of an Ancient Egyptian priestess revealed after 3,000 years

A close-up of the mummy's face
A close-up of the mummy's face

By David Derbyshire

She has lain undisturbed for nearly 3,000 years, sealed in a decorated coffin ready for her voyage to the underworld. Now the face of Meresamun, a priestess who sang in the temples of Ancient Egypt hundreds of years before the birth of Christ, has been revealed to the world for the first time.

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