Copper ear plug

SMG00168260

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Copper ear plug, mushroom-shaped, from Peru, 1700-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A167516
Materials:
copper
Measurements:
diameter 40 mm
thickness 19 mm
type:
ear-distender
credit:
Puttick and Simpson Limited