Процесс мумифицирования. Мумификация в Римском Египте

© Getty Museum. The Mummification Process. Процесс мумифицирования на примере мумии из Музея Гетти, созданной около 120-140 г. н.э. Мумификация в Римском Египте. Язык: английский. Видео опубликовано 18 августа 2009 г. The ancient Egyptians developed a sophisticated method to preserve a dead body for the afterlife: mummification. First, the internal organs were removed and all moisture from the body was eliminated. Next, the body was wrapped with long strips of linen, and then covered with a large linen cloth. Follow the steps of the mummification process in this short animation about the Getty Museum's Romano-Egyptian mummy Herakleides. Mummy of Herakleides: Getting to Know Herakleides: Exploring a Red-Shroud Mummy from Roman Egypt: J. Paul Getty Museum. Mummy of Herakleides. Culture: Romano-Egyptian. Place Created: Egypt. Date: A.D. 120–140. Medium: Tempera and gilding on a wooden panel; linen and animal glue. Object Number: . Dimensions: 175.3 × 44 × 33 cm. Inscription(s): Painted on the footcase: ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΗΣΘΕΡΜΟΥ “Herakleides, the son of [the lady] Thermouthis (or Thermoutharion)“ (after Corcoran and Svoboda 2010, with further discussion). The second portion of the text had been undecipherable until viewed under infra-red light. Source: © Getty Museum: ----- Про процесс мумифицирования с точки зрения химии на русском языке: