Obsidian, possibly used for trephination

PART OF:
4 pieces of obsidian
Made:
1918-1920 in England
maker:
Thomas Wilson Parry
One piece of obsidian

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One piece of obsidian
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One piece of obsidian, possibly used as trephining instrument by Dr. T. Wilson Parry, in experiments on neolithic trephination, England, 1918-1920

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652069/3
Materials:
obsidian
type:
trephine
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust