The Shroud of Turin seems to portray two faint brownish images: those of the back and front of a gaunt, sunken-eyed, 1.7-meter- (5-foot 7-inch-) tall man, as if a body had been laid on its back lengthwise along one half of the shroud while the other half had been doubled over the head to cover the whole front of the body, from face to feet. The images contain markings that allegedly correspond to the crucifixion wounds (stigmata) of Jesus, including thorn marks on the head, lacerations (as if from flogging) on the back, bruises on the shoulders, and various stains of what is presumed to be blood.
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