Collection

Leper's skeleton

Made:
801-1523 CE in Denmark

Skeleton of a leper, incomplete, medieval, Danish

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A661314
Materials:
bone
type:
human remains and skeleton
credit:
Wellcome Trust

Parts

Bones from the incomplete skeleton of a leper

Bones from the incomplete skeleton of a leper

Materials:
bone
Object Number:
A661314/1
type:
human remains and skeleton
Bones from the incomplete skeleton of a leper

Bones from the incomplete skeleton of a leper

Materials:
bone
Object Number:
A661314/2
type:
human remains and skeleton
Bones from the incomplete skeleton of a leper

Bones from the incomplete skeleton of a leper

Materials:
bone
Object Number:
A661314/3
type:
human remains and skeleton
Unidentified bone fragments from the incomplete skeleton individual with leprosy

Unidentified bone fragments from the incomplete skeleton individual with leprosy

Materials:
bone
Object Number:
A661314/4
type:
human remains and skeleton

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