Leather and bone pessary

Leather and bone pessary

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Leather and bone pessary
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Leather and bone pessary

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Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A135063
Materials:
bone and leather
Measurements:
length 115 mm
diameter 57 mm
type:
pessaries

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