Metacarpal Bone

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Date:Not Recorded

Description:One of two bones taken from a mummy which may have been the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu, at the Great Pyramid at Giza. the bone is either a metacarpal or metatarsal from the hands or feet.

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Donor ref: LEAMG : M4096.1994.8.2 (60/23750)

Source: Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum

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