Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915
- Made:
- 300 BCE; 1905-1915 in Newcastle upon Tyne and London
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Copy of Roman artificial leg, c.1910, original was in Royal College of Surgeons and had been in a grave at Capua, c.300BC
Copy of Roman artificial leg, c. 1910. The original was made of bronze and had been excavated from a grave in Capua, Italy. Dating from c. 300BC, it was the oldest artificial limb to be discovered. Kept at the Royal College of Surgeons in London, it was destroyed in an air raid during World War II.
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A646752
- Measurements:
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overall: 164 mm x 410 mm x 160 mm, 165 mm, 1.72 kg
- type:
- artificial leg
- taxonomy:
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- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- prosthesis
- artificial limb
- derivative object
- copy - derivative object
- reproduction
