Detmold child

After an affection of mould was recognised on the mummy, it was donated to Lippisches Landesmuseum (Lippe State Museum) Detmold in 1987, where it was professionally conserved.

Officials at the Lippe State Museum in Detmold, Germany have revealed that the Detmold child died at the age of eight to nine months after suffering from a rare congenital heart malformation mostly known as hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a condition with parts of the left side of the heart not developing completely.

[3] The syndrome combined with contracting pneumonia had led to the baby's death.

The child was also discovered to have Vitamin D deficiency, and also had an abnormal, conically-shaped skull.

[4] The body had been covered by linen and buried with an amulet hung around its neck a CT scan has revealed.