Human arm bone from England
- Made:
- 500-1000 CE in England
Human arm bone from England, dated to 500-1000
The arm bandage is a copy of an original curved copper bandage that was found around the arm of an Anglo-Saxon skeleton, discovered in a cemetery during an archaeological dig. Dating from 500-1000 CE, the original is now at Reading Museum.
Beneath the thin copper layer the remains of plant material were found. It is believed that these were medicinal plants applied to a wound in an attempt to heal an injury.
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A635013/1
- Materials:
- resin
- type:
- human remains and bone
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
