Trephine used in experiments of Neolithic trephination

PART OF:: 3 trephining instruments, shark's tooth

Made:: 1918-1920 in England

maker:: Thomas Wilson Parry

Trephining instrument made from a shark's tooth embedded in a

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Trephining instrument made from a shark's tooth embedded in a wooden handle, presumably made and used 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:: A651980/2

Materials:: wood and shark

Measurements:: overall: 16 mm x 227 mm x 15 mm, .086 kg

type:: trephine

credit:: Loan, Wellcome Trust

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