Copy of a statue of a man with kyphosis, Cairo, Egypt, 1920-1933
- maker:
- Egyptian Museum
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LicenseFigure of a hunchback, plaster
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Figure of hunchback, plaster, 3000 - 2000 BC
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Figure of hunchback, plaster, 3000 - 2000 BC
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Figure of hunchback, plaster, 3000 - 2000 BC
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Figure of a hunchback, plaster, copy of wooden original from Sakkara, 3000-2001BC
The curvature of the backbone is medically known as kyphosis but is more commonly known as a ‘hunchback’. It may have been caused by tuberculosis of the spine, now known as Pott’s disease.
Henry Wellcome did his utmost to acquire objects for his collection. He was not always successful. Undeterred, he would seek permission to have copies made of those objects he could not acquire. This copy was purchased by one of his agents, Captain P Johnston-Saint, in Cairo, Egypt, in 1933. The original dates from 2000-1000 BCE.
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A634917
- Measurements:
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overall: 460 mm x 120 mm x 150 mm, 1.732 kg
- type:
- statue
- credit:
- Egyptian Museum
