Trephine used in experiments on Neolithic trephination
1918-1920
3 trephining instruments, shark's tooth
- maker:
- Thomas Wilson Parry
3 trephining instruments, cutting edge of shark's tooth with wooden handle, presumably made and used by Dr.T. Wilson Parry in experiments on neolithic trephination, England, 1918-1920
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A651980
- Measurements:
-
overall: .086 kg
largest instrument: 20 mm x 240 mm x 28 mm,
smallest instrument: 14 mm x 192 mm x 16 mm,
medium instument: 16 mm x 227 mm x 15 mm,
- type:
- trephines
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
