This image is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence
Buy this image as a print
BuyLicense this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
License
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.
Bone fleam case, intricately carved with representation of the crucifixion and the Garden of Eden with four ivory tablets, probably German, 1544
Bone fleam case, intricately carved with representation of the crucifixion and the Garden of Eden, containing four tablets for holding fleam, inscribed with the name Simon Wellenbeck, probably German, 1544. The fleams fit around the carving on each tablet.
Details
- Category:
- Therapeutics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A641043 Pt3
- Measurements:
-
overall (one ivory tablet): 5 mm x 37 mm x 80 mm, 0.016 kg
overall (case with lid, lying flat): 33 mm x 43 mm x 87 mm, 0.062 kg
- type:
- instrument cases
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
