Trephine used in experiments on Neolithic trephination

Made:
1918-1920 in England
maker:
Thomas Wilson Parry
One of 3 trephining instruments

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One of 3 trephining instruments
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Trephining instrument, cutting edge of shark's tooth with wooden handle, presumably made and used 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:
A651980/1
Materials:
wood and shark
Measurements:
overall: 20 mm x 240 mm x 28 mm,
type:
trephine
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust