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| A Jesus statue's Xray, showing real sound human teeth in the head. |
According to the person who first discoverd it (Mr. Fanny Unikel Santoncini, a restorer at the Escuela Nacional de Restauración, Conservación y Museografía at the Instituto Nacional de Antropología E Historia (INAH) in Mexico), this may be an example of a tradition in which human body parts were donated to churches for religious purposes, said who first discovered the statue's teeth.
This amazing discovery was happened by accident, when the Christ of Patience was taken, along with several other statues, to be restored by the INAH researchers.
As part of their restoration work, Unikel and her colleagues took X-rays of the statues. The anthropologist on the team noticed something unusual: real human teeth.
The teeth seemed to be in very good condition, and even with the roots present inside it. And the question raised: "Who would donate such healthy teeth for the statue given that the statue's mouth is barely open, and the teeth aren't even visible unless someone peers inside?" Unikel said.
The teeth could have come from living or dead people, Unikel said. But without available documents describing the statue, scientists and restorers will have a tough time tracking down the original owner. One possibility is that a particularly devout parishioner, or even many different people, donated the teeth. Another possibility is that someone extracted the teeth from an unwilling victim, but if so, the sculptor would never have revealed that fact, Unikel said.
Unikel said,"For us, it seems mad, referring to people in modern times. But the way they thought about the body was different from ours."
Now the researchers would like to find out more about the mysterious person or people who donated these teeth.
Q: Will you donate your healthy teeth/ any other body part for the religious cause?
