Egyptian Screaming Woman mummy ‘died wailing in pain 3,000 years ago’

The Screaming Woman would have been around 5ft tall and died at the age of 48, researchers estimate.

An ancient Egyptian mummy known as the Screaming Woman (Sahar Saleem/Cairo University)

An ancient Egyptian mummy who was found wearing a black wig and had a “screaming” face may have died wailing in pain around 3,000 years ago, scientists believe.

Nicknamed the “Screaming Woman”, her eternal expression of agony has puzzled experts for 90 years.