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Exhibition diagram of dinosaur skeleton, English, 1950-1970

Exhibition diagram of dinosaur skeleton, English,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1950-1970

Photograph of painting of animals trapped in tar pit, English, 1950-1970

Photograph of painting of animals trapped in tar pit

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1950-1970

Leather cigar case in the form of a carton with sliding lid, square print on front depicting a man having his tooth extracted, English, 1851-1900

Leather cigar case in the form of a carton with sl

Smoking

1851-1900

Photograph of painting of dinosaurs, English, 1950-1970

Photograph of painting of dinosaurs, English, 1950

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1950-1970

Pottery tile, with painted and glazed scene on front showing an apothecary using a mortar and pestle, Spanish, 18th century

Pottery tile, with painted and glazed scene on fro

Medical Ceramic-ware

1701-1800

Plaster impression of a seal, showing in relief a head composed entirely of genitalia

Plaster impression of a seal, showing in relief a

Wellcome Medals

Woodcut block and pull of barber shaving customer, 19th century

Woodcut block and pull of barber shaving customer

Public Health & Hygiene

1830-1900

Pottery figure, with black paint on face, wearing a piece of cloth not originally associated with the figure, from Chancay culture, Peruvian

Pottery figure, with black paint on face, wearing

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Statue of an animal restrained by ropes, bronze, Java(?), 1600-1900

Statue of an animal restrained by ropes, bronze, J

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1600-1900

Carved wooden painted panel depicting 2 priests, a woman, and a man carrying a baby, European, possibly Italian probably 16th century

Carved wooden panel

Wellcome (general)

1501-1600

Limestone head of a young man Greek or Roman, 1st century CE

Limestone head of a young man Greek or Roman

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1-100 CE

Glazed earthenware tile painted with scene of ritual Persian procession, by George Tinworth, English, 1867-1913

Glazed earthenware tile painted with Persian procession scene

Asian Medicine

1867-1913

Votive plaque, earthenware, tin glazed, from Deruta, Italian, 1650-1750

Votive plaque, earthenware, tin glazed, from Derut

Medical Ceramic-ware

1650-1750

Rectangular pottery plaque, one of a series depicting miraculous appearances of the Virgin Mary, majolica, made at Deruta, Umbria, Italy, 1760 to 1800

Rectangular pottery plaque, one of a series depict

Medical Ceramic-ware

1760-1800

Tin glazed earthenware votive plaque, replica of one in a church, Derutan, Italian, 17th century

Tin glazed earthenware votive plaque, replica of o

Medical Ceramic-ware

1601-1700

Carved wood group showing dentist with patient in chair, hands, faces and lower legs of ivory, German(?), 1801-1940

Carved wood group showing dentist with patient in

Dentistry

1801-1940

Plaster model of pre-Listerian surgeon wiping blade on skirts of frockcoat, English, 1900-1950

Plaster model of pre-Listerian surgeon wiping blad

Surgery

1900-1950

Painted, wooden, ancestral, uli figure, hermaphroditic, with grip at back, damaged, from New Ireland, 1851-1910

Painted, wooden, ancestral, uli figure, hermaphrod

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1910

Painted wooden ancestral figure, surrounded by wooden framework decorated with apinted and carved designs, figure holds fish, badly broken, from New Ireland, 1851-1910

Painted wooden ancestral figure, surrounded by woo

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1910

Votive plaque, earthenware, tin-glazed, from Deruta, Italian, 1650-1750

Votive plaque, earthenware, tin-glazed, from Derut

Medical Ceramic-ware

1650-1750

Carved and painted wooden panel, seated saint (?) saving a boar from the hounds whilst a swineherd (?) looks on, Austrian, probably 16th century

Carved and painted wooden panel, seated saint (?)

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1501-1600

Wooden pestle, handgrip in centre formed of two human figures, one a mother with child the other a man, grinding ends varnished, Belgian Congo, 1880-1930

Wooden pestle, handgrip in centre formed of two hu

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1930

Creamware plate, painted over glaze with a scene of an ordination of a priest, probably painted in Holland, possibly Leeds

Creamware plate, painted over glaze with a scene o

Medical Ceramic-ware

Bronze statuette of Aesculapius

Classical & Medieval Medicine

Rectangular pottery plaque, one of a series depicting miraculous appearances of the Virgin Mary, majolica, made at Deruta, Umbria, Italy, 1760 to 1800

Rectangular pottery plaque, one of a series depict

Medical Ceramic-ware

1760-1800

Votive plaque, earthenware, tin-glazed, from Deruta, Italian, 1698

Votive plaque, earthenware, tin-glazed, from Derut

Medical Ceramic-ware

1698

Copy of young man, plaster, European, 1850-1930A129214

Copy of young man, plaster, European, 1850-1930

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1850-1930

Votive plaque, earthenware, tin glazed, from Church of St. Maria de Bagni, Italian, 1600-1700

Votive plaque, earthenware, tin glazed, from Churc

Medical Ceramic-ware

1600-1700

Ivory figure group, depicting a tooth extraction, after a Teniers picture, probably Dutch, possibly 17th century

Ivory figure group, depicting a tooth extraction,

Dentistry

1601-1700

Three terracotta figures of a King and two women with Nordic features

Three terracotta figures of a King and two women

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1650-1900

Part of a relief, carved possibly as a grave stele, showing a sacrificial altar and figures, possibly Greek, though Greek script makes no sense

Part of a relief, carved possibly as a grave stele

Classical & Medieval Medicine

500 BCE - 500 CE

Large silver medal, showing a naked female copulating with a satyr, in leather covered case

Large silver medal, showing a naked female copulat

Wellcome Medals

Creamware dish, with painted scene depicting a sick woman, with embossed border decoration

Creamware dish, with painted scene depicting a sic

Medical Ceramic-ware

Moulded statue, naked female figure drying herself, leaning against a draped pillar, Chinese, 19th century

Moulded statue, naked female figure drying herselt

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Pottery figure of seated boy, hands, raised and fingers curled, wearing apron decorated with flowers, Chinese, 19th century

Pottery figure of seated boy, hands, raised and fi

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Pottery figure of seated boy, both hands raised, right hand pointing, apron covers chest and belly, Chinese, 19th century

Pottery figure of seated boy, both hands raised, r

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Pottery figure of seated boy, both hands raised, short cylindrical object in right hand, apron covers chest and belly, Chinese, 19th century

Pottery figure of seated boy, both hands raised, s

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Votive plaque, earthenware, tin glazed, from Deruta, Italian, 1657

Votive plaque, earthenware, tin glazed, from Derut

Medical Ceramic-ware

1657

Votive plaque, earthenware, tin glazed, from Church of St. Maria de Bagni, Italian, 1600-1700

Votive plaque, earthenware, tin glazed, from Churc

Medical Ceramic-ware

1600-1700

Stone herm or pillar, in form of a satyr, with a serpent entwined around lower half, was set up on Nadside to protect bracelet from evil, found on site of forum of Augustus, Rome, 23BC-14

Stone herm or pillar, in form of a satyr

Classical & Medieval Medicine

23-14

Brass plaque with eight armed figure wearing crown, mounted on lion, surface slightly damaged, from Middle East, possibly Abyssinia, 1701-1900

Brass plaque with eight armed figure wearing crown

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1701-1900

Votive plaque, earthenware, tin glazed, from Church of St. Maria de Bagni, Deruta, Italian, 1690

Votive plaque, earthenware, tin glazed, from Churc

Medical Ceramic-ware

1690

Votive plaque, earthenware, tin glazed, from Deruta, Italian, 1668

Votive plaque, earthenware, tin glazed, from Derut

Medical Ceramic-ware

1668

Head of bearded river god, terracotta, probably Etruscan, 600BC-300BC

Head of bearded river god, terracotta

Classical & Medieval Medicine

600-300 BCE

Plaster model of medicine man sucking out disease (by means of a bonetube) of a prostrate patient, as practiced by Ojibway Indians, bronze painted, on large wooden base, made by Jane Jackson, 34 Criffel Avenue, London, SW1, England, 1943.

Plaster model of medicine man sucking out disease

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1943

Plaster cast of 15th-16th century pharmacy shop scene, in hexagonal glazed case, English, 1880-1930

Plaster cast of 15th-16th century pharmacy shop sc

Pharmacy-ware

1880-1930

Plaster and metal skeleton representing death, English, 1870-1920

Plaster and metal skeleton representing death, Eng

Anatomy & Pathology

1870-1920

Framed painting of mother and infant taken from an Attic cup, copied 1900-1940

Framed painting of mother and infant

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1900-1940