@tutankh_amon: The Mystery of the "Wrapped Mummy" in the Tahrir Museum.. Art or Ritual? 🧐📜 Have you ever walked past this mummy in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir and wondered about the secret behind its strange, intricate wrapping? At first glance, you might think it's the "Screaming Mummy," but in fact, we are looking at a completely different type of funerary art! 🏺 Here are 5 fascinating facts about this mummy: 1️⃣ Textile Engineering: What you see isn't just random cloth; it's a technique called "Cross-Bandaging." Embalmers during the Late and Greco-Roman periods applied linen bandages with incredible geometric precision to create these overlapping diamond or square patterns. 2️⃣ Why is the face completely covered? Unlike the Royal Mummies of the New Kingdom (like Ramses or Tutankhamun) where faces were often left visible or covered with gold masks, during this era, the head was wrapped in dense, resin-soaked layers to create a solid protective shell. 3️⃣ The Secret of the Dark Patches: The dark stains on the linen aren't burns; they are "Resin" and aromatic oils poured heavily over the bandages to seal the body from bacteria and moisture. 4️⃣ Not Royalty, but Wealthy: This complex wrapping style took weeks and required highly skilled "wrappers." This tells us the deceased was likely an aristocrat or a high-ranking priest. 5️⃣ The Body as an Art Piece: In this era, mummification evolved from mere preservation into a "visual art." The goal was for the mummy to appear in perfect geometric symmetry before the gods in the afterlife. Question for History Buffs: Do you think hiding the facial features under these bandages is more intriguing, or do you prefer seeing the actual features like those of Ramses II? 💭👇 #EgyptianAntiquities #EgyptianMuseum #AncientEgypt #HistoryMysteries #Mummification

عزیر گل مہمند :

یہ کیا ہے ہمیں بھی سمجھائیے کمنٹ بھی سارے الٹ پلٹ ہے کچھ سمجھ نہیں آئی ہے

❣️💕A❤️ N 💕❣️ :

firon

⚡SALMAN_AKM🗿 :

alhamdulillah I am Muslim ❤️🤚

أمينة ريان :

Pharaon

Larisa65 :

Зачем тревожить прах усопшего!

Arbaz Brand 46 :

ya firon hai kia zaror Batana bhi plz plz plz plz

valer :

Це шо Путін лежить.

XOHOL :

ЧТО ЕТО

LEON_07_ :

Клеопатра какая она сейчас, раньше была красавицей 😂

Aliev_Renat_ :

зачем это все . лежал он под землёй, не кого не трогая . не и его вытащили.

مازن حماده :

هذا يسمي تحنيط الميت عند الفراعنه قبل

José nilto :

interessante

🫵🫣👍 :

ФИРАУН...

Нурлан М :

пристав себе его же люди наматовали столька лет таму назад,живые люди,вот не думали да что разматоват будут патом

✝️Крестоносец✝️ :

а зачем человека вытащили из гробницы?

A m n o n :

Хорошая сказка

Pejuang Keadilan :

ini juga mummy

Феруза :

ета фироун

Mrs.GingerSnap :

Definitely both. Ritual and art.

Aslan Aydin :

utk apa mumi mumi ini dsimpn pmerintah mesir ckup firaun saja sbgai bukti

BF :

ไม่

BF :

ๅ

BF :

มา

rita moira :

Сырым,но не Датұлы :

жеуге келема?