The mystery of the sleeping beauty: the mummy, which winks to the tourists

Angelic face of a little girl Rosalia Lombardo mesmerizing beauty. Plump, soft cheeks and closed eyes – so it remains for nearly a century. The body of two year old Rosalia was embalmed by special technology, and today "the Sleeping beauty" is considered the most well preserved mummy in the world. However, this mummy has its own mystery that shocked everyone, who dares to look at her.
Have mummy Rosalia and its mystery: the visitors who come with tour to the catacombs, I assure you that it is possible to notice how the girl shows a glimpse of blue eyes. What he saw caused fear among tourists. According to one version, the effect of "winks" occurs because of temperature changes inside the crypt, the eyelid skin gets used to reveal the pupils. However, the caretaker of the exhibition Dario Piombino-Mascali believes that winking eye – optical illusion. As soon as the sun lights up the catacombs, the rays fall on the girl's face, eyes look ajar. During the day this phenomenon can be observed several times. The answer to the question found in 2009, when the Museum moved the casket girls, and it became clear that the forever parted.

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