Excavated neolithic flint perhaps used for trephination

Made:: 3000-1500

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Excavated neolithic flint perhaps used for trephination
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Excavated neolithic flint perhaps used for trephination, possibly Irish, 3000BC-1500BC

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Category:: Classical & Medieval Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A64641

Materials:: flint, cream coloured

type:: drill - tool

credit:: Sotheby's

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Excavated neolithic flint perhaps used for trephination

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