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Human remains

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  • Human skin, tattooed with figure of blacksmith with inscript
  • Human skin tattooed with the words 'République Française', F
  • Human skin, with tattoos, probably French, 1850-1920.
  • Part of a human stomach dissected by Edward Jenner, England,
  • Human skin, tattooed with badge of armour and flags, probabl
  • Lower denture with human teeth, England, 1800-1870
  • Human skin tattoed with a soldier, badge and anchor, France,
  • Replica of an Anglo-Saxon bandage, England
  • Human skin, tattooed with eye, France, 1830-1900
  • Human skin with various tattoos, France, 1850-1920
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Catalogue

  • view Human skin tattooed with two women's heads and a sailor, Fra
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    Human skin tattooed with two women's heads and a sailor, Fra

    Science Museum, London
  • view Lower denture with human teeth, England, 1800-1870
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    Lower denture with human teeth, England, 1800-1870

    Science Museum, London
  • view Specimen jar containing piece of William Burke's brain
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    Specimen jar containing piece of William Burke's brain

    Science Museum, London
  • view Human left femur, Tell Fara, Palestine, 100 BCE-200 CE
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    Human left femur, Tell Fara, Palestine, 100 BCE-200 CE

    Science Museum, London
  • view Human skin tattooed with figures of women, France, 1880-1920
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    Human skin tattooed with figures of women, France, 1880-1920

    Science Museum, London
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