The in positive image was first discovered when the Shroud was photographed in1898. It is ancient linen with a unique 3 over 1 herringbone pattern. It is a piece of ancient linen cloth that is kept at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Turin, Italy.
Most people are more familiar with the facial image shown to the right.
It has distinct front and back full body images of a man. The placement of the images suggest that the man was placed on the cloth with his feet near the end and that the cloth was brought over him at his head and pulled down and over his feet. Careful examination of the image of the man reveals scourge marks over the back and chest, several facial injuries, and severe puncture-like injuries on the wrists, feet and one side. Over the eyes are images of two round objects. Some researchers believe they may be coins.