Michael Jackson: Pharaoh in a Previous Life?

Bloggers and Chicago dailies have been heavily covering the striking similarity between an ancient Egyptian bust at the Field Museum and Michael Jackson.

"We really have had many requests to see the bust, both from the media and our visitors," museum curator Jim Phillips told Archaeorama.

The 3,000 year old limestone statue, complete with a partially disintegrated nose and rounded eyes, depicts an unidentified woman.

"This bust was purchased in Egypt in 1899, and belongs to the New Kingdom Period. It has been on display at the Museum since 1988. That is all we know about the piece," Phillips said.

Phillips said it is doubtful that Jackson used the Egyptian statue as a model for his surgically-altered face. Indeed, it is unlikely Jackson ever visited the museum.

Nevertheless, the late pop singer cut a video titled "Remember The Time" which is set against an ancient Egyptian backdrop.

Visitors swear that’s Jacko’s face on the Egyptian bust.

[Discovery.com]