The Capuchin monastery, Palermo, Sicily, c 1925.

ITALY - AUGUST 06: A snapshot photograph of mummies in the catacombs of the Capuchin monastery at Palermo, Sicily, taken by an unknown photographer in about 1925. The monastery was built about 1533. Shortly afterwards, the Capuchin monks began the practice of mummifying and embalming the dead bodies of Palermo's nobility. The last mummy was prepared in the 1920s. The mummies were produced through a natural process of mummification. After embalming, the corpses were displayed along the walls of the Catacombs, dressed in their finest clothes. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)