[xiteloft]

Amazing indeed, she's beautiful.

[Shylock]

for fuck sake

[loveless]

That's pretty neat.

[Grand Slamwich]

Remember reading about this.
Sadly, I think she is starting to go through noticeable decomposition.

A 2009 National Geographic photograph of Rosalia Lombardo shows the mummy is beginning to show signs of decomposition, most notably discoloration. Officials of the catacombs do not appear to plan on taking action to counter these effects. In spite of this, the mummy is one of the best preserved bodies in the catacombs.

[Kehko]

I remember hearing that the man who did the embalming (or whatever) wouldn't tell anyone the secret combo of chemicals he used, and went to the grave with his secret?

[hug_o99]

nice

[Airbornemama]

There is a documentary about Rosalia On biography chanel and it is one of my all time fave's!!!Nice post Shazza!!!!

[MonikaM]

i prefer the nasty mummies lol! :P she just looks like a pretty doll

[schumaker]

There's an interesting article about Rosalia Lombardo on this German site. It seems that a combination of sunlight, flash photography, and rising humidity had caused her body to deteriorate somewhat in recent years. Her hair was slowly bleaching, dark patches were appearing on her skin, and overall her complexion was becoming rougher and less radiant than it used to be. Last year an Italian anthropologist intervened and transferred her body, still in its original coffin, to a hermetically-sealed glass sarcophagus. A film on the glass protects her against light damage, and the structure is filled with nitrogen and kept at a constant humidity to stave off bacteria. The Capuchin monks in charge of the catacombs wouldn't allow anyone to "touch up" the body, but at least it won't decay anywhere near as quickly now.





(the photos are screenshots from a documentary on the same site. Alas, google translate doesn't work on videos, so I can't make out more than like 5% of what they're saying)

[rottenflesh]

Kiss her and she if she tries to eat your brains.