The wrapping has started to peel and the cracks are very conspicuous at several places.

According to museum officials, the linen bandage of the mummy will be replaced. The experts will also replace the existing material stuffed inside the mummy with scientifically treated cotton foam.

The department of archaeology and museums has long been seeking foreign assistance to restore the mummy, which is on display at the museum since 1930. It had earlier sought help from British Museum but the latter had turned down the request saying it could not spare its conservators for the job.

The mummy was brought to Hyderabad by Nawab Nazeer Nawaz Jung, the son-in-law of Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, around 1920. Nawaz Jung had bought it for 1,000 pounds and gifted it to Mir Osman Ali Khan, the seventh Nizam, who in turn donated it to the museum.

The museum, located in the heart of the city, was then known as Hyderabad Museum but after the merger of Hyderabad state with India, was renamed the State Archaeological Museum.