Fingerprints in Roman Clay

Date:
5th Century
Reference:
GALTON/2/9/6/11/6/1
Part of:
Sets of Fingerprints
  • Archives and manuscripts

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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

Location of duplicates

A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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.

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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.

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