M0018933: Male figure in silver and female pottery figure, probably amuletic, Peru

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Male figure in silver, probably amuletic. Peru

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Female figurine holding child, pottery, probably amuletic. Peru.

Photograph of a male figure in silver and a female figure holding a child, both from Peru. The male figure was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1917 (accession number R9666). The female figure was acquired by the Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1919 (accession number R9656).

December 1961-January 1962

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides entries for the items: R9656 and R11320

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.