Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-06-02
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FROM A LATE ENGLISH PAPER.
FRANCE.

Two dummies, lately brought from E.
gypt bv nj. Cailliand, were lately opened
at Paris. One of these had been re-
marked for lis size and extraordinary
weight. The head bore crcwn, form
ed OF plates and buttons of copper gilt,
initiating the leaves and young fruit of
the olive. Attention was also much at
tracted by the case, on which were
painted figures resembling those on the
zodiac of Denderah. A Greek inscrip-
ton was also observed npon it, nearly
defaced The name of Pentemenom
was found also on bit of papyrus,
which seemed tohave been placed be-
tween the folds Of the dress. Much Gu
rioslty having been excited respecting
it, NJ. Cailliand consented to open it.
There were present a great number of
distinguished persons. The mummy
was first weighed in its envelopements,
and found to be IO6 kil.o. The length
was I'm. 9Oc. the size OF the head acc.
and its circumference I'm. &C.; the
breadth of the sholders was Ate. sc. &c.
After this, an outer bandage was taken
of, which confined TO the body cloth
covered with paintings and heiroglvph-
les, little observed in Egypt. Under
this were other wrappings, solid, and
forming the first envelope, which were
easily removed The second envelope
was fastened round the neck with knot.
which the sailors call fiat knot (ueud
plat.) Beneath were few finer ban
dages, like napkins or large pieces of
cloth. Ia the next envelope, larger,
thicker and older bandages were found;
also four Egyptian tunics, without sleeves
and unsewn, to apply them close to the
body. This was fixed by black bitumen
round the head and feet. The next
envelope consisted of bandages placed
lengthways, from the feet 10 the head
with transversaI bands; four large pie
ces then wrapped the body, of the fin
est linen. The sixth envelope was form
ed oftransversal bands, of a yellow col
our, from the biiumen in which they
had been soaked. After this were ft-
teen pieces OF a similar colour. The
seventh and last envelope was saturated
with black bitumen, apd formed six diff
ferent pieces, stuck together with bal
sam. After which came slender COW
ering. and then the body. The toes
were wrapped separately; the arms
and hands were extended on the thighs.
The subject was of the masculine sex,
and appeared about forty five or fifty
years at most. The length was five
feet three inches six lines French meas
ure, about feet 8 inches English. J
The breast and part of the abdomen
were guilt. The belly was filled with
"A black balsam. No MS. was found I;
but large misses of black baIsam were
discovered ON the legs. The unrolIlng
the body took three hours, aud $500
square feet of cloth were taken off. nj.
CaiIliapd found several parts of the arms
were also gilt. She hands long and
very we'll preserved; the fingers well
made and plump; the ears entire and
the nose, although injured by the ex-
traction of the brain little deformed.
The face was less inclined than in Or
binary mummies. The hair was per-
tectly preserved, fine, aad little curl
ed. On the left side was an opening,
about five inches in diameter, by which
the balsam was introduced into the
body.-Under the cloth which covered
the face, below each eye, on the bah
of the cheek, gold plate was'iound,
with the representation of an eye with
the lids. On the mouth was another
plate, with a representation of a tongue
placed perpendicularIy TO the closing of
the lips, which were fast shut. The
conjeclures respecting their usages are
OF course vague and unsatisfactory.
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