M0012569/ M0012570: Bronze figure with a facial tumour and a figure of Devi

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Bronze figure showing a facial tumour, 10th century

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Devi, the wife of the Hindu God Siva.

Photograph of a Bronze figure with a facial tumour in a kneeling position, 10th century, and a figure of Devi in the form of Durga or Kali. These items were accessioned by Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but are not held by Wellcome Collection.

June 1952

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

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 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.