A new study suggests the Shroud of Turin, believed by some to be Jesus's burial cloth, may be a work of art depicting a statue, not a human. Brazilian 3D designer Cicero Moraes used modeling software to show that a statue's contours better match the shroud's image than a human body. This adds to the ongoing debate surrounding the shroud's authenticity, with past research yielding conflicting results on its age and origin. While some believe it's a genuine relic, others, like Moraes, propose it's an artistic representation of Jesus.

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