Meresamun

Meresamun ("Amun Loves Her") was an ancient Egyptian singer-priestess in the inner sanctum at the temple in Karnak.

[3] The mummy was purchased in 1920 by James Henry Breasted during a visit to Egypt and has remained unopened.

Harker superimposed layers of fat, muscle, and flesh upon the skull to build up Meresamun's appearance.

The second reconstruction is by Michael Brassell, who was trained in forensic facial imaging by the Federal Bureau of Investigation[citation needed].

The similarities between the two reconstructions, being the narrow chin, small mouth, prominent cheekbones and shape of the eyes, suggest that both techniques have created a reliable portrait of Meresamun, whose face was last seen 2,800 years ago.

Left lateral view of Meresamun's coffin generated on a Philips Brilliance v4 workstation by M. Vannier.