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Stanford University Medical Center integrates research, medical
education and patient care at its three institutions -- Stanford
University School of Medicine, Stanford Hospital + Clinics and Lucile
Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford . Friday at the School of
Medicine.

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----Stanford
University Medical Center has provided CT scans and X-rays to people
from all walks of life, but none compare with the patient who's coming
on Friday: a mummy of an Egyptian child dating back roughly 2,000
years. Viewers saw a botched
mummification process, a hole in the mummy's head and marks on his
bones indicating periods of illness or poor health.

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These objects are all individual testimonies to the
extraordinary levels of craftsmanship achieved by ancient cultures,
and their technical ability to produce artistically exquisite and
unique works of art," said Ali Aboutaam, president of Phoenix Ancient
Art. made from a
hammered bar of gold. Greek rhyton with fluted body and scenes in chasing
technique, and a Hellenistic Greek gold cup with scenes of fishermen
in relief work, from the 2nd - 1st century B.

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"All of the remarkably preserved pieces feature such innovative
techniques as granulation, chasing, gilding and relief work that are
virtually impossible for today's jewelers to recreate, even with
modern technology. The show also focuses on pieces accented with
precious stones from antiquity, including safire, carnelian , agate,
sardonyx, and emerald.30 p..
Last year, a team of SGI experts and historians compiled the data
from 1,700 scan images of a 2,800-year-old mummy from the British
Museum to produce a virtual unwrapping.

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to the 13th century A.
There are also figures of gods, including a gilt silver statuette
of the Egyptian god Khnum, dating from the beginning of the first
millennium B.

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The exhibit displays a variety of wearable items--including rings,
necklaces, earrings, and bracelets--such as a gold torque necklace
originating from Western Europe in the 2nd millennium B .stanford.

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The scans will take place on Friday, but the results will not be
immediately available .

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Originating from
cultures throughout Western civilization--including Spain, Germany ,
Central Europe, the Balkans, Greece and Rome, Anatolia, the Levant and
Mesopotamia -- the pieces showcase various artistic styles and
impeccable craftsmanship.C.

Business Editors/Education Editors
ADVISORY. Scientists said it could take months to
compile, consolidate and analyze the data. (Please call for directions.

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One striking theme is the
reverence for gold and silver, which have fascinated and appealed to
mankind for millennia. Part of the excitement surrounding this
project is that no one knows what will be found.

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The collection presents an intriguing display of how the various
civilizations used metallurgic techniques.
Vessels are also prominently featured, including a 5th - 4th
century B. The scans also
revealed the customary Egyptian burial artifacts within the mummy's
wrappings.
The findings from the British Museum mummy stoked the appetite for
the possible stories behind the Rosicrucian child mummy.

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Featuring 150 breathtaking pieces dating from approximately the
4th millennium B.

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Lifestyles of Ancient Aristocrats from Western Civilizations Come Alive at Jewelry Exhibit in Geneva April 20 - June 3; Phoenix Ancient Art's Exhibition Showc

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, New York, at (212) 288-7518;
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ADVISORY/Media Advisory: Friday is Mummy's Day at Stanford

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m.) Those available for interviews
will include Stanford scientists and radiologists , SGI visualization
experts and Rosicrucian museum curators.

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NEW YORK----Phoenix Ancient Art,
one of the world's leading dealers in rare and exquisite antiquities
from Western civilizations, today announced that its latest exhibit,
"6000 Years of Jewels: Fine Metalwork and Jewelry from Antiquity" was
unveiled at its Geneva gallery on April 20, 2005, and will remain on
view until June 3.D, and starting in value
from CHF 2700 (US$2,200), the exhibition offers a fascinating look at
superb metalworks and jewelry in ancient times.
The visit could solve a host of mysteries that have long perplexed
the curators of the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum + Planetarium in San
Jose where the child mummy normally is housed.

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What was the cause of
death? How old was the child? What else might be wrapped up inside? Is
it a he or a she? And what can be found out about the life the child
had led?
The images collected at Stanford will be processed by Mountain
View -based Silicon Graphics, marking the second time ever -- and the
first time in the United States -- that the company has applied its
interactive 3D visualization technology to delve inside a mummy ,
allowing viewers to unwrap the mummy and explore it internally,
peeking into every nook and cranny , all without ever opening the case. Children
might have undergone different burial practices, with possibly more
objects accompanying them. For more information, please
visit the Web site of the medical center's Office of Communication +
Public Affairs at http://mednews.

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Natural pearls are also found, particularly in
Byzantine jewelry. Appointments for
Saturday can be made by calling (011 ) 41 22 318 8010, or Phoenix
Ancient Art, 47 East 66th St.

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STANFORD, Calif. B-roll handouts and photo
opportunities of the scan will be available.

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that is especially notable since Egyptian silver is
extremely rare; and a Classical Greek gold ring with a spectacularly
fine engraved figure of a beardless Hercules.
Located at 6 rue Verdaine, 1211 Geneva 3, Switzerland, the gallery
will be open Monday to Friday, 10:30 a.

Web sites related to the scientific study of stone tools and lithic technology.

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The necklace's simple, linear design makes it
appear very contemporary.edu

NOTE TO MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES: Reporters are invited to attend a
briefing on the mummy scans at 1 p.