An Egyptian mummy was bought in 1848 and is now in Museum of Archaeology of Zagreb (Yugoslavia). The bardaces contained characters first believed to be unknown Egyptian script, but (after identified) as etruscan. The text remained unread until roncalli (1980) decided the bands were not part of a scroll but instead a liber linteus where fine red vertical lines clearly marked the beginning of new lines. The closely-woven linen rep with black ink characters had been stuck down onto a gauze support using a glue/rice paste adhesive, then welded onto a plastic cover. After removal, the visible text was copied and photographed with ir to decipher the brown oxidised patches. Although the ink was not water-soluble, it was considered inadvisable to wet the fabric as its swelling could have loosened or detached ink particles. The backings were loosened mechanically and with moisture to straighten the strips. Once correctly positioned, the strips were pieced together on a cotton fabric dryed to tone. Photographs. References.