Mummified human hair
- Accession Number
- EC1923
- Current Location
- House of Life (first floor), Fakes, forgeries, and replicas case
- Object Type
- Organic remains, Human, Human hair
- Material
- Mummified remains (Human remains)
- Provenance
- Egypt
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Measurements
- Length: 120mm
Licensing details
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- Description
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A sample of mummified brown hair with signs of braiding/plaiting.
- Other Identity
- 2013.10 (Museum entry number)
- Previous Owner
- Rev. John Foulkes Jones (1826–1880)
- Acquisition
- Gift, Erica Godman (08 May 2013)