Plaster model

Made:
1910-1930 in Brno
Plaster model, about twice life size

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Plaster model, about twice life size
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Plaster model, about twice life size, of permanent upper human teeth, illustrating foci of decay in people from Africa (originally termed "negroid races"), as determined by Professor V. Suk, c. 1920

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Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A112872
Materials:
whole, plaster
Measurements:
overall: 57 mm x 200 mm x 141 mm,
type:
teeth
credit:
Suk, V.