Piece of human body converted into adipocere, inside plywood case with broken glass top, found by Francis Trevelyan Buckland in 1859, with label inscribed by him, English, 1601-1850
Details
- Category:
- Anatomy & Pathology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A659620
- Materials:
- organic material, case, wood, plywood, case, glass and case, paper
- Measurements:
-
case: length 90 mm
case: width 65 mm
case: height 30 mm
- type:
- human remains and adipocere
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
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