ZAGREB MUMMY DISPLAYED

( Editorial: --> 2877 ) ZAGREB, Mar 29 (Hina) - After several months of preservation procedures, the "Zagreb Mummy" was placed in a special glass box in the Museum of Archaeology in Zagreb. The "Zagreb Mummy" is the embalmed body of Nesi-Hensu, wife of Paher-Hensu, a divine tailor from Thebes. According to palaeographic analysis, the mummy dates back to between the third and first century BC, but a more recent analysis aided by the use of enriched carbon has ascertained that the mummy dates from the early fourth century BC. The chief preserver of the mummy is Nazzareno Gabrieli, head of the Laboratory for Scientific Research at the Vatican Museums. Nesi-Hensu's glass box was made in Germany, and its microclimate will ensure that the restored edition of the mummy last longer. The mummy was bought in mid last century in Egypt by Mihail Maric. For a while, he kept the mummy in a Vienna museum, but in his will requested that it be transferred for permanent storage in Zagreb. After Maric passed away, the mummy was brought to Zagreb in 1862 by his brother. (hina) ha 291333 MET mar 98