M0011147: Clay model of a sheep's liver, Babylonian Temple School

Previous title, replaced April 2021: Clay model of a sheep's liver, Babylonian Temple School

Replica of a clay model of a sheep's liver used for instruction in liver divination in a Babylonian Temple School, c.2000 B.C. The original clay model is held by the British Museum (object number 92668).

November 1949

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 2021.

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