Ancient Egyptian human mandible from Mostagedda dated 1773 – 1550 BC

Human mandible, the skull is 1983.1.110.1. One half has five teeth and the other has eight teeth. There are also two separate teeth and jaw fragments.

Ancient Egyptian human mandible from Mostagedda dated 1773 – 1550 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1983.1.110.3
  • Material: human bone human hair
  • Culture: Dynasty 14 - 17
  • Period: Second Intermediate Period
  • Dated: 1773 - 1550 BC
  • Object name: human mandible
  • Dimensions: Length: 105mm , Width: 63mm , Depth: 21mm , Length: 111mm , Width: 67mm , Depth: 35mm
  • Published references: Brunton Mostagedda 134 pl LXX J Cockitt 'The Radiocarbon dating of Ancient Egyptian mummies and their associated artefacts Implications for Egyptology' in M Cannata ed Current Research in Egyptology 2006 43 - 53 p 47 - 9 see object history
  • Site: Mostagedda
  • Latitude: 27.083333
  • Longitude: 31.383333