Boston’s Museum of Science prepares mummy exhibit (Photo 5 of 7) - Pictures

BOSTON ,MA 05/ 22/ 2012 : LOOKING OVER the mummy in its resting place from a doorway is Rebecca Barber (cq), an intern with Peabody Essex Museum who helped work on the exhibit. LOST EGYPT: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science exhibit at the Museum of Science in Boston opens this month. ( David L Ryan / Globe Staff Photo ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC stand alone photo

The "Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science" exhibit at Boston's Museum of Science opens Sunday.

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Mimi Leveque (left), Peabody Essex Museum conservator, Becca Melius (center), curator of Boston's Museum of Science, and intern Rebecca Barber examined a mummy.

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The mummy had to be unpacked from its protective case.

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Leveque worked on the mummy on Tuesday.

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A closer look at the mummy's details. The exhibit features a mummy prototype in its "unwrapping" stage.

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Detail of a mummy in the exhibit.

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Intern Rebecca Barber looked over a coffin in the exhibit.

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