19th January 2013

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A nice image

A child resting in the women’s corridor.  The amazing preservation of this case is due to a specific embalming process, of which the details are still unknown.  Note the use of artificial eyes. Mummy from the Palermo Catacombs.  From Mummies of the World.

A child resting in the women’s corridor.  The amazing preservation of this case is due to a specific embalming process, of which the details are still unknown.  Note the use of artificial eyes.

Mummy from the Palermo Catacombs.  From Mummies of the World.

Tags: death oddities mummy embalming child morbid creepy catacombs palermo
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