Ramses II will look a lot better when he has his hair back.
Remember the story of the man who tried to sell pharao’s hair? The lock is on its way back home.
France is to hand over to Egypt a lock belonging to the mummy of Ramses II that was put on sale on the Internet last year.
Tiny fragments of hair, embalming resin and bandages taken from the mummy of Ramses II came to light after they were put on sale in an Internet ad – provoking outrage among the authorities in Egypt.
The seller, a 50-year-old Frenchman, claimed the lot belonged to his father who was part of a team of scientists who analysed the royal mummy when it was sent to France in 1976 for electromagnetic treatment against decay.
French authorities recently wrapped up a judicial investigation into the case, but are not expected to press charges against the seller.
