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When the mummies were unwrapped,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ethey fed the morbid curiosity of those present, who filled the room with mocking laughter and applause\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eat the macabre spectacle they were witnessing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring these years the remains of the best-preserved mummies were ground up and sold \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto be consumed as a “medicinal remedy” for their ailments. Such was the\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003edemand and the limited supply of real mummies that many deceased homeless people were\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003epassed off as ancient Egyptian mummies. The fate of another large number of\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eEgyptian mummies was to be ground up in Great Britain and Germany to be sold as\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003efertilizer, and in other countries as fuel. The fate and existence of mummies,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eregardless of their nationality and origin, has not been easy throughout the\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ecenturies; however, there are those who, in addition to admiring their preservation process, hold them in\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003egreat respect and admiration.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAs a “mummy maker,” it is important to mention that the artist is the creator of his\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eown technique used in the creation of his mummies, with which he achieves great realism\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ein the appearance of the skin and dehydrated bones.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eSuch has been his mastery of the technique that the Museum of the Mummies of\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eGuanajuato in Mexico placed a considerable commission to acquire several of his works. In\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ethis same city is the \"House of Laments,\" an important venue that\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ehas also acquired three magnificent works to enrich its permanent exhibition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eIt is important to note that the mummies of Guanajuato in Mexico, along with the mummies of\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePalermo on the northern coast of Sicily on the shores of the Tyrrhenian Sea, vie for second and third\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eplace in importance worldwide, surpassed only by the Egyptian mummies.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eNationally and internationally, the artistic production of the Hoos mummies has been\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eacquired by important collectors. 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