M0009394: Edinburgh Skull: left profile
- Date:
- 19 February 1946
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Photograph of a human skull known as the "Edinburgh Skull" from the Canary Islands, Spain, dated c.1871-1930 and previously owned by Dr T. Wilson Parry, an English doctor who researched Neolithic trephination tools and techniques. The skull was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and is now held by the Science Museum (object number A652218).
Publication/Creation
19 February 1946
Physical description
1 photograph
glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
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 2020.
Copyright note
Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item By Appointment.
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Where to find it
Location of original
Wellcome Library; GB.
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request