Neolithic Mandible showing Alveolar Abscesses

Made:
1000-400 BCE in Sudan

Excavated neolithic mandible showing alveolar abscesses, Sudanese, 1000-401BC

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A634850
Materials:
bone
Measurements:
overall: 72 mm x 82 mm,
type:
human remains and jaws
credit:
Wellcome Trust