The mummified remains of two-year-old Rosalia Lombardo rest in Palermo’s Capuchin Catacombs. Although she died of pneumonia in 1920, her body is remarkably preserved.
In the depths of an obscure Sicilian catacomb, there lies a young girl in an open casket. Her name is Rosalia Lombardo and she died at the tragically young age of two due to complications from pneumonia in 1920.
Her father was so grief-stricken that he sought the aid of an embalmer to preserve his child. The embalmer, Alfredo Salafia, then mummified Rosalia Lombardo so perfectly that her internal organs are still intact a century later.
Indeed, it is difficult to gaze upon the tiny body in the glass coffin and not believe that she will awaken at any moment. Her skin is still smooth and porcelain, and her golden hair is neatly tied back with a large, silk bow. And most hauntingly, her crystal blue irises are visible underneath her blonde eyelashes.
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National geographic website
Photographer 1- Vincent J Musi
2 - Fabrizio Villa / Getty Images file
3 - unknown
In the depths of an obscure Sicilian catacomb, there lies a young girl in an open casket. Her name is Rosalia Lombardo and she died at the tragically young age of two due to complications from pneumonia in 1920.
Her father was so grief-stricken that he sought the aid of an embalmer to preserve his child. The embalmer, Alfredo Salafia, then mummified Rosalia Lombardo so perfectly that her internal organs are still intact a century later.
Indeed, it is difficult to gaze upon the tiny body in the glass coffin and not believe that she will awaken at any moment. Her skin is still smooth and porcelain, and her golden hair is neatly tied back with a large, silk bow. And most hauntingly, her crystal blue irises are visible underneath her blonde eyelashes.
Copied: Instagram@archaeology___
Source : allthatsinteresting website
National geographic website
Photographer 1- Vincent J Musi
2 - Fabrizio Villa / Getty Images file
3 - unknown
The mummified remains of two-year-old Rosalia Lombardo rest in Palermo’s Capuchin Catacombs. Although she died of pneumonia in 1920, her body is remarkably preserved.
In the depths of an obscure Sicilian catacomb, there lies a young girl in an open casket. Her name is Rosalia Lombardo and she died at the tragically young age of two due to complications from pneumonia in 1920.
Her father was so grief-stricken that he sought the aid of an embalmer to preserve his child. The embalmer, Alfredo Salafia, then mummified Rosalia Lombardo so perfectly that her internal organs are still intact a century later.
Indeed, it is difficult to gaze upon the tiny body in the glass coffin and not believe that she will awaken at any moment. Her skin is still smooth and porcelain, and her golden hair is neatly tied back with a large, silk bow. And most hauntingly, her crystal blue irises are visible underneath her blonde eyelashes.
Copied: Instagram@archaeology___
Source : allthatsinteresting website
National geographic website
Photographer 1- Vincent J Musi
2 - Fabrizio Villa / Getty Images file
3 - unknown
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