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LicenseWax bust of an imbecile, also showing a skin disease, framed
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Wax bust of an imbecile, also showing a skin disease, framed
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Wax bust of an imbecile, also showing a skin disease, framed, Italian, 16th century
The ‘bust of an imbecile’ is how this 1500s wax model is described. The individual also shows signs of an extensive skin disease, which may be bubonic. The origins and purpose of this object are uncertain.
Details
- Category:
- Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A134877
- Materials:
- bust, wax, frame, wood and frame, glass
- Measurements:
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overall: 180 mm x 170 mm x 62 mm, .36kg
- type:
- wax model
