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Richard III head reconstruction on show in Leicester | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
A facial reconstruction based on the skull of King Richard III is going on display in Leicester's Guildhall as the first stop of a nationwide tour. | A facial reconstruction based on the skull of King Richard III is going on display in Leicester's Guildhall as the first stop of a nationwide tour. |
Richard was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 but his grave was only rediscovered last August. | Richard was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 but his grave was only rediscovered last August. |
The display will visit Bosworth Battlefield in June before moving to Yorkshire, Northamptonshire and the British Museum in London. | The display will visit Bosworth Battlefield in June before moving to Yorkshire, Northamptonshire and the British Museum in London. |
It will return to Leicester in the spring of 2014. | It will return to Leicester in the spring of 2014. |
The reconstruction will eventually go on permanent display at the city's new Richard III visitor centre next to the grave site. | The reconstruction will eventually go on permanent display at the city's new Richard III visitor centre next to the grave site. |
The reconstruction of King Richard's head was commissioned by the Richard III Society. | The reconstruction of King Richard's head was commissioned by the Richard III Society. |
The model relies on details from a CT scan taken of the king's skull at Leicester Royal Infirmary following the discovery of his remains underneath a car park in August by a team of University of Leicester archaeologists. | |
The reconstruction was the work of the forensic art team at the University of Dundee, who used CT scans and photographs of the skull, combined with a specialist computer programme, to reconstruct Richard's face. | The reconstruction was the work of the forensic art team at the University of Dundee, who used CT scans and photographs of the skull, combined with a specialist computer programme, to reconstruct Richard's face. |
The digital image was then turned into a physical model, complete with hair and eyes. | The digital image was then turned into a physical model, complete with hair and eyes. |
Leicester Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said: "The temporary exhibition at the Guildhall has already proved enormously popular and the addition of the head will no doubt attract many more visitors." | |
Finishing details, such as the style and colour of Richard's hair and hat, were taken from near contemporary portraits of the king. | Finishing details, such as the style and colour of Richard's hair and hat, were taken from near contemporary portraits of the king. |
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