M0019968: Two specimens of mummia, a pitch-like mineral excretion used as a drug

Previous title, replaced July 2022: A specimen of "mummy" - drug.

The items were acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and given accession number A666263. They are now held by the Science Museum (object number A666263)

September-December 1964

2 photographs sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm photographic print; 9 x 12 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.

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