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Mery the Mummy

The Walter's Art Museum

We're heading back in time, to the land of the pharaohs and the valley of the Dead. We don't have to go far. Right here in Baltimore,a 3,000 year old mummy, fondly named Mery ("The Beloved"), has found a home at The Walter's Art Museum

Katie talks with Lisa Anderson-Zhu, associate curator of the Mediterranian. Along with the history of Mery, we'll learn about Egyptian mummification processes, funerary practices, and spiritual beliefs.

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