A human skeleton in a cane basket on display in the British Museum

Date:
1960 - 1985
Location:
British Museum, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, Camden, Greater London Authority, Wc1
Reference:
LRM01/01/044
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The burial was discovered in Tarkhan, Egypt. It is thought to date from the early Dynastic Period, around 3000 BC. As of 2023, the skeleton is no longer on display in the museum.

Content

This is part of the Series: LRM01/01 Series Of Black And White Photographs; within the Collection: LRM01 Leonard Robin Mattock Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Mattock, Leonard Robin

Keywords

Victorian Museum, Tomb, Exhibition