Plaster copy of sarcophagus cover of the hydrocephalic dwarf Zeher

Made:: 1920-1932; 332 BCE-638 CE

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Plaster copy of sarcophagus cover of the hydrocephalic dwarf Zeher, original from Saqquara, 332 BC - 638 AD

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Category:: Classical & Medieval Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A650185

Materials:: plaster and wood

type:: sarcophagus cover, cast and copy

credit:: Egyptian Museum

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Plaster copy of sarcophagus cover of the hydrocephalic dwarf Zeher

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