Nefrina

Nefrina ("May our comings be good"[1]) was a woman who lived in the town of Akhmim, Egypt, in c. 250 BC.[2] She died c. 275 BC, possibly of complications resulting from a broken hip. She was mummified in the fashion typical of the upper class.[1]

Present day

Nefrina is currently on exhibit in the Reading Public Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. The Museum received Nefrina in 1930 on loan from the University of Pennsylvania. She was purchased by the museum in 1949.[2] Using CAT scans made in 2003, her face has been reconstructed in a sculpture by forensic artist Frank Bender.[2]

References
  1. Dr. Jonathan Elias, "Who was Nefrina? Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine", Reading Eagle, January 16, 2010. Accessed March 14, 2010.
  2. Unknown Author, "Nefrina's World", Reading Public Museum, January 16, 2010. Accessed March 14, 2010.


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