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Credit
M0005662: Byzantine plaque of the fountain of life. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
M0005662: Byzantine plaque of the fountain of life
- Date:
- September 1938
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/46/74
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced November 2021: Byzantine Plaque: Eastern holy Wells in which was 'Fountain of Youth', silver ikon.
Description
Silver Byzantine plaque of the Fountain of Life. The item was purchased in Istanbul by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1931 and accessioned in 1931 (accession numbers CC 5427 and P1372/1938). Related images: M0013777
Publication/Creation
September 1938
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the object registration card for the items: acc. number CC 5427
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 2021.
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
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request