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English: Gebelein predynastic mummy in the British Museum dating from 3400 BC
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British Museum reference 32751 / Registration:1900,1018.1
Detailed description Body of naturally mummified adult male lying in flexed position., , Skull - Tufts of ginger-coloured hair are present on the scalp. No obvious fractures. Mouth slightly open. All teeth present and appear healthy., , Thorax and Abdomen - Comminuted fracture, 4th left rib. Fracture, anterior third of 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th left ribs. The spinal column is free from fractures and dislocations. The intervertebral discs appear normal. No arthritic changes are present. There is a large, faintly granular opacity within the thorax. Stellate crack fracture on the wing of the left ilium. Fracture through the right pubic ring., , Arms - No definite fractures seen. The left index finger and several of the terminal phalanges of the feet are missing., , Legs - Both femoral shafts are fractured and there is a fracture of the shaft of the left tibia and fibula. Three shells are present on the soft tissue just behind the left knee. No lines of arrested growth are visible. ~ Description extract from BM record.
Size Length: 163 cm (64 in)
Location Room 64

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