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Unwrapped

The History of Mummies as Museum Objects

Photo of the painting "Examen d'une momie - Une prêtresse d'Ammon" by French artist Paul Dominique Philippoteaux. The painting depicts several men unwrapping the bandages of an ancient Egyptian mummy before a crowd of onlookers.

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A photo depicting the Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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A conservator restores an ancient Egyptian artifact at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

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A protester at the Penn Museum holds a sign that reads "Black ancestors matter!"

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