M0009062: Birth of Rostam by caesarean section

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Myth of the birth of Rustem by caesarian section

Illustration from an unknown manuscript depicting the birth of Rostam, hero of Persian mythology, by caesarean section.

21 September 1944

2 photographs glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm photographic print; 12.5 x 10.5 cm

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.