Schepenese
Name: Schepenese, daughter of a priest
Individual’s age: >30 years
Historical age: approx. 700-650 B.C.
Sex: female
Origin: Egypt, details unknown
Type of mummification: artificial
Examinations carried out: Conventional X-ray and Computed Tomography
Diseases and other special characteristics: Bandages in orbita and mouth, linen in the abdominal cavity, fractured right femur, Harrislines in both femur, dental abrasion.
Museum: Stiftsbibliothek, St. Gallen
Literature:
- A. Küffer / R. Siegmann, “Unter dem Schutz der Himmelsgöttin – Ägyptische Särge, Mumien und Masken in der Schweiz”, Zürich, Chronos 2007.
- P. Müller / R. Siegmann Schepenese – Die ägyptische Mumie der Stiftsbibliothek St.Gallen. St.Gallen 1998
Media/Press:
- Tv-spot for the exhibition “IM BANNE ÄGYPTENS” Historisches und Völkerkundemuseum St. Gallen, autumn 2010
art-tv.ch_2010 - Article in St.Galler Tagblatt online_April_2010
