This mummy was purchased by the store owner from the private collection of a man in San Fracisco in 1998. During the early years of the 20th centry, there were several privately owned museums throughout the United States. Among these was The Cliff House Museum located in San Francisco, California. This mummy was one of several on exhibition at the Cliff House. In 1945, the museum burned. This was one of several priceless exhibitions which were saved from destruction. Mummies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were traded to museums from Egypt. Mummies which were found to be too damaged to be traded were somtimes burned for fuel as an alternative to coal. Some mummies, when scarece, were even manufactured from actual human bones and remains. These were then shipped to museums in the United States to be placed on display with other artifacts.

So, is Gwenivere real? All we know is that we hvae had her x-rayed and she contains a full skeletal system, and she was on exhibition at one time.

So why the name Gwenivere? She was flown in from the west coast. She was then transported by a trucking company to the owner of The Portal. Upon the pale look of the truck driver when he unloaded her coffin-looking crate, wondering what was inside, the owner with his bizarre sense of humor couldn't resist saying, "I see they've found Gwenivere, please be careful, she's been dead for 2000 years." Needless to say the driver kept his distance when her crte was opened to inspect her for damage. The name then stuck.