Ancient Egyptian human mandible from Armant dated 5300 – 3000 BC

A mandible broken in two. The right side has three whole teeth and one chipped tooth. the left side has six whole teeth. The skull is 1983.1.142.2.

Ancient Egyptian human mandible from Armant dated 5300 – 3000 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1983.1.142.2
  • Material: human bone
  • Culture: Lower Egypt - Upper Egypt
  • Period: Predynastic Period
  • Dated: 5300 - 3000 BC
  • Object name: human mandible
  • Dimensions: Length (right side): 107mm , Width (right side): 67mm , Depth (right side): 27mm , Length (left side): 111mm , Width (left side): 77mm , Depth (left side): 21mm
  • Published references: Cemeteries of Armant I 150 154 appendix by Professor E J Cave describing skull and giving racial characteristics
  • Site: Armant
  • Latitude: 25.616667
  • Longitude: 32.533333