Anomalocaris Posted February 3, 2015 #1 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Two of the Vatican’s “Ancient” Egyptian Mummies Are 19th Century Fakes http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/two-vaticans-ancient-egyptian-mummies-are-19th-century-fakes-180954128/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenemet Posted February 3, 2015 #2 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I'm not surprised. As the article said, people had a mania for these souvenirs, and the locals got a better lifestyle from creating and supplying them. The object in question is clearly a fake -- didn't need to unwrap or image it to see this. The hieroglyphs on the front do not make sense, for one thing, and the mask and decoration are full of things that aren't Egyptian at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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