c.1294-1279BC (19th Dynasty)

Being one of the most famous mummies found at Deir el Bahri, Seti I was unwrapped shortly after his discovery by Maspero on June 9th 1886.

Although Seti's head is still in an almost perfect state of preservation, his body had suffered at the hands of tomb robbers - the head had been broken from the body and the whole of the lower chest has been smashed away.

Maspero said that Seti's skin was distinctly brown when he was unwrapped, but in the intervening years has turned the king's skin black.

Seti I had been 1.66m tall in life, and Elliot Smith later noted the marked differences between him and the family of the 18th Dynasty.

From historical evidence, we can assume that Seti had been between 34-39 when he died, and this was confirmed in the 1970s, when x-rays suggested an age of 35-40.

X-rays also revealed that a large Eye of Horus amulet remains in the bandages around Seti's left arm, remaining from the time of his burial.