Obsidian, possibly used for trephination

PART OF:: 4 pieces of obsidian

Made:: 1918-1920 in England

maker:: Thomas Wilson Parry

One piece of obsidian

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One piece of obsidian
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One piece of obsidian, possibly used as trephining instrument by Dr. T. Wilson Parry, in experiments on neolithic trephination, England, 1918-1920

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A652069/3

Materials:: obsidian

type:: trephine

credit:: Loan, Wellcome Trust

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