It was covered with very broad strong bandages, thickly wound and roughly tied, sometimes by means of simple knots, the whole working the appearance of having been executed in great haste and with difficulty.

Just over the head was a large lump.
Presently, the bandages covering it were off, and there, on the face, lay a second roll of papyrus.

I put down my hand to lift it, but it would not come away.

It appeared to be fixed to the stout seamless shroud which was drawn over the whole body, and tied beneath the feet--as a farmer ties sacks.

This shroud, which was also thickly waxed, was in one piece, being made to fit the form like a garment.