M0009067: Mandible of an Ancient Egyptian

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Mandible of and Ancient Egyptian.

Reproduction of a photograph of the mandible of an Ancient Egyptian from an old empire tomb (2900 B.C.). The jaw exhibits two perforations to drain an alveolar abcess. Reproduced in Ruffer, Marc Armand: Studies in the palaeopathology of Egypt, Chicago, Ill.: The University of Chicago Press, [1921]. Related images: M0009068, M0009069, M0009070

21 September 1944

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative

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.

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