A mummified foetus from the tomb of Tutankhamun

One of the mummifid foetuses fiom the tomb of Tutankhamun displays what must be the earliest evidence of Sprengel’s deformity. The f m l e foetus is still-born, aged eight months or, at the most, nine months. There is radiographic evidence of dislocation at C5/6, tibia vara and increased metaphysial density. Serological investigation of tissue fiom the foetus suggests the presence of bloodgroup M and H substances. Possible rehtionships of this foetus to other pharaonic remains already investigated are discussed. R. G. Harrison is Derby Professor of Anatomy in the University of Liverpool. His collaborators are four : R. C. ConnolIy, Senior Lecturer in Physical Anthropology, University of Liverpool; A . B. Abdalla, Professor of Anatomy and Soheir Ahmed, Assistant Professor of Anatomy, University of Cairo; and M. El Ghawaby, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ein Shams University, Cairo.