M0015418: Sculpted head, imitation of archaic Greek work, probably Roman

Previous title, replaced October 2021: Portrait head, imitation of archaic Greek work, probably Roman.

Photograph of a carved head. It was purchased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1925 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R1934/1936). It is not held by Wellcome Collection.

October 1956

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides an entry for the item: acc. number R1934/1936

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.