Fingerprints in Roman Clay
- Date:
- 5th Century
- Reference:
- GALTON/2/9/6/11/6/1
- Part of:
- Sets of Fingerprints
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Wooden box containing a fragment of Roman clay with impressions of fingerprints. Labelled by Galton: "Finger marks on Roman pottery given me by W Miller Christy, see letter by W Greathead" (sic). [Presumably archaeologist Robert Miller Christy. See GALTON/3/3/7/46 for the letter from William Greatheed].
Publication/Creation
5th Century
Physical description
1 object in a box
Related material
See GALTON/3/3/7/46 for the letter from William Greatheed
Terms of use
The papers are available at UCL Special Collections and Archives subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Location of duplicates
A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.
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Where to find it
Location of original
The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.