Humerus of an adult human
- Made:
- 100 BCE -200 CE in Tell Fara
Human humerus, left, showing healed unreduced fracture, adult, from Tell Fara, Syria, reputedly Roman period, 100 BC-200 AD, excavated before 1929
The humerus is the upper arm bone, between the elbow and the shoulder. This example is from the left arm of an adult and shows a healed unreduced fracture. It was excavated in Tell Fara, Egypt and is thought to originate from the Roman period, 100 BC-200 AD.
Details
- Category:
- Anatomy & Pathology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A85945
- Measurements:
-
overall - largest fragment: 58 mm x 300 mm x 40 mm, .148 kg
- type:
- human remains, bone, skeleton and anatomy
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
