Human hair, Predynastic period

An image of Organic remains. Miscellaneous remains. Teeth and hair. Production Place/Find Spot: Egypt. Circa 3400 to 3000 B.C. Predynastic Period.

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Organic remains. Miscellaneous remains. Teeth and hair. Production Place/Find Spot: Egypt. Circa 3400 to 3000 B.C. Predynastic Period.

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Accession Number: E.15.1944
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Mark Box
Image height: 584 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 63.72kB
Exposure time: 1/15
ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2012:01:20 10:25:33

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Ancient Egypt antiquity BC Egyptian human remains organic remains Predynastic Period

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