M0000359: Greco-Roman bronze medical instruments

Date:
1929
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/4/72
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M0000359: Greco-Roman bronze medical instruments. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Greco-Roman bronze forceps for crushing the uvula etc.

Description

Greek and Roman medical instruments on display at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum including bronze forceps for crushing the uvula, tongue depressors and probes. The items were previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but are not held by Wellcome Collection.

Publication/Creation

1929

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Terms of use

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.

Where to find it

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