THE MUMMY WITH NO NAME
The 3D reconstruction was made from data collected during high resolution CT scans of the mummy.
When he died he was mummified, his brain and many of his organs taken out, resin put in and his body wrapped.
Embalmers left his heart inside the body, a sign perhaps of his elite status, researchers say.
After being mummified he was likely put in a coffin and given funerary rites befitting someone of his wealth and stature.
Where he was laid to rest in Thebes isn’t known, as his body was not seen again until 1859 when James Ferrier, a businessman and politician, brought the mummified body (the whereabouts of the coffin is unknown) to Montreal, where today it lies in the Redpath Museum at McGill University.
Experts say the pain the young man suffered would have been excruciating, and say his problems would have been a ‘serious health risk’ for modern dentists.
Despite the help, he succumbed shortly after, perhaps in just a matter of weeks.
Dentistry was nothing new in Egypt, ancient records indicate that it was being practiced at least as far back as when the Great Pyramids were built.
Dental problems were also not unusual, the coarsely ground grain ancient Egyptians consumed was not good for the teeth.
CT scans allowed the team to examine the filling in far greater detail than ever before.
CT slices showing the wear of the left first (left) and second right (right) incisors of the mummy