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Hair of Mummy Biological Specimen, Late 18th Century

Inventory Number 98083


Item type
Object
Provenance
From Christ Church's Anatomy School?
Primary inscriptions
Painted near rim of glass 'Hair of mummy...[illegible]'.
Other inscriptions
Black paper label on jar '421/25'
Object type
Anatomical Specimen
Dimensions
Diameter: 93mm Height: 144mm Weight: 436g
Inventory No
98083

Description

Glass cylindrical specimen jar, with black paper label with number 421/25. Containing the hair of a mummy wrapped with fabric.