M0005001: Roman surgical instruments from Pompeii

Date:: 4 November 1936

Reference:: WT/D/1/20/1/40/89

Part of:: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive

Archives and manuscripts

Collection contents

Wellcome Trust Corporate ArchiveWT
- Direct activitiesWT/D
  - Library and MuseumWT/D/1
    - Images from the photographic libraryWT/D/1/20
      - Photographic library: "M" seriesWT/D/1/20/1
        "M" series glass plate negatives: M0004909-M0005014WT/D/1/20/1/40
        M0005001: Roman surgical instruments from PompeiiWT/D/1/20/1/40/89

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced November 2021: Roman surgical instruments found at Pompeii.

Description

Photograph of a selection of Roman surgical instruments uncovered at Pompeii. At the time of photography they were held by the National Archaeological Museum, Naples. (Edne Alinari) P. A. No. 19087

Publication/Creation

4 November 1936

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 11 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.

Terms of use

This item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.