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== Background == |
== Background == |
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− | In the kingdom of [[wikipedia:Ancient Egypt|Ancient Egypt]], it was custom to mummify rich people after their death. The corpse's internal organs would be removed and the mummy wrapped from head to toe in a very long strip of cloth. Mummies have been used throughout modern culture, in horror, because of the paranoia of dead people moving. Mummies are |
+ | In the kingdom of [[wikipedia:Ancient Egypt|Ancient Egypt]], it was custom to mummify rich people after their death. The corpse's internal organs would be removed and the mummy wrapped from head to toe in a very long strip of cloth. Mummies have been used throughout modern culture, in horror, because of the paranoia of dead people moving. Mummies are consistently seen, similarly to zomies patrolling dark corridors. A common feature of the horror mummy is that the strip of cloth is slowly winding off. This depiction of a mummy is used in this set. |
== Appearances == |
== Appearances == |
Revision as of 08:56, 10 July 2011
The Mummy is a microfigure released in 2009.
Background
In the kingdom of Ancient Egypt, it was custom to mummify rich people after their death. The corpse's internal organs would be removed and the mummy wrapped from head to toe in a very long strip of cloth. Mummies have been used throughout modern culture, in horror, because of the paranoia of dead people moving. Mummies are consistently seen, similarly to zomies patrolling dark corridors. A common feature of the horror mummy is that the strip of cloth is slowly winding off. This depiction of a mummy is used in this set.