Leper's skeleton

Made:
801-1523 CE in Denmark

Skeleton of a leper, incomplete, medieval, Danish

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A661314
Materials:
bone
type:
human remains and skeleton
credit:
Wellcome Trust

Parts

Bones from the incomplete skeleton of a leper

Bones from the incomplete skeleton of a leper

Bones from the incomplete skeleton of a leper, including ribs and patellae. The skeleton is Danish and has been dated to the medieval period.

Materials:
bone
Object Number:
A661314/1
type:
human remains and skeleton
Bones from the incomplete skeleton of a leper

Bones from the incomplete skeleton of a leper

Bones from the incomplete skeleton of a leper, including the pelvis, two femurs, one humerus and two scapulae. The skeleton is Danish and has been dated to the medieval period.

Materials:
bone
Object Number:
A661314/2
type:
human remains and skeleton
Bones from the incomplete skeleton of a leper

Bones from the incomplete skeleton of a leper

Bones from the incomplete skeleton of a leper, including vertebrae, sternum, one humerus, two ulnas, two radius bones, bones from the hands and two clavicles. The skeleton is Danish and has been dated to the medieval period.

Materials:
bone
Object Number:
A661314/3
type:
human remains and skeleton
Unidentified bone fragments from the incomplete skeleton individual with leprosy

Unidentified bone fragments from the incomplete skeleton individual with leprosy

Unidentified bone fragments from the incomplete skeleton of a leper. The skeleton is Danish and has been dated to the medieval period.

Materials:
bone
Object Number:
A661314/4
type:
human remains and skeleton