Summary:
The remains of Princess Nishuhu, who lived in the Ptolemaic period between 300 BC and 100 BC, are kept safely in the nitrogen chamber in the Telangana State Archaeology Museum at the Public Gardens.
From an airtight glass enclosure, it is now a nitrogen chamber that is helping Hyderabad’s famous Egyptian mummy survive thousands of miles away from its home.
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The remains of Princess Nishuhu, who lived in the Ptolemaic period between 300 BC and 100 BC, are kept safely in the nitrogen chamber in the Telangana State Archaeology Museum at the Public Gardens.
From an airtight glass enclosure, it is now a nitrogen chamber that is helping Hyderabad’s famous Egyptian mummy survive thousands of miles away from its home.
Giving an insight into the process, Ganga Devi, Assistant Director of the museum and the chief in-charge of the mummy, says: “Right from the time when the mummy was brought to Hyderabad, it was kept in a wooden box.
However, all the exposure made the fabric around the head fall apart and the overall covering loose.
However, a few years ago, renowned art and heritage conservation expert Anupam Sah helped us restore the mummy.
It is now kept in an oxidation-free environment.
The showcase we have kept it in is connected to a nitrogen box below it, which supplies nitrogen and throws out oxygen 24/7.
This prevents any decay or further ageing of the mummy.