Mummified body with knees to chin, Peruvian, 800-1400
- Made:
- 800-1400 in Peru
Mummified body with knees to chin, Peruvian, 800-1400
This preserved body was purchased on behalf of Henry Wellcome’s Historical Medical Museum from a London auction house in 1928 as part of a collection of five 'Peruvian mummies'. Further research is needed to confirm this individual’s cultural and geographical origins.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A113176
- type:
- human remains and mummies
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
