One piece of obsidian, possibly used for trephination
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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
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A652069/4
- Materials:
- obsidian
- Measurements:
-
largest piece: length 81 mm
largest piece: width 56 mm
largest piece: depth 23 mm
smallest piece: length 49 mm
smallest piece: width 28 mm
smallest piece: depth 9 mm
- type:
- trephine
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
