3 pieces of obsidian and 1 piece of slag
- maker:
- Thomas Wilson Parry
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3 pieces of obsidian and 1 piece of slag, owned by Dr. T. Wilson Parry and possibly produced and used by him in experiments on neolithic trephination, England, 1918-1920
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A652066
- Measurements:
-
overall (slag): 49 mm x 30 mm x 26 mm,
overall (largest obsidian): 32 mm x 44 mm x 89 mm,
- type:
- trephine
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