File:Shroudofturin.jpg

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Description

English: Full-length photograph of the Shroud of Turin which is said to have been the cloth placed on Jesus at the time of his burial.

Română: O repoducere fotografică în întregime a Sfântului Giulgiului despre care se spune că a fost folosit pentru a acoperi corpul lui Iisus în timpul înmormântării sale.

Date

Christian sources: c. 30 AD
Radiocarbon dating: 14th century

Source

From the Hebrew Wikipedia. Original file is/was here. (Original upload log available below.)

Author

Giuseppe Enrie, 1931

Permission
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Shroud of Turin

Metadata

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Image title	SINDONE
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	634 dpi
Vertical resolution	634 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 Windows
File change date and time	11:32, 19 March 2005
Colour space	Uncalibrated

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