M0008454: The London Medical Papyrus
- Date:
- November 1941
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/73/84
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced September 2020: The London Papyrus
Description
Reproduction of a photograph of the London Medical Papyrus, an Ancient Egyptian papyrus. This page includes a discussion on the vulva and the vagina, and a discussion on burns. The original papyrus is held by the British Museum. The reproduction is from Wreszinski, Walter: Die Medizin der alter Ägypter, Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs, 1909-1913.
Publication/Creation
November 1941
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative
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
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
Subjects
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request