Artificial nose, 17th-18th century.
Image number: 10289179
Artificial nose, made of plated metal. Such noses would have been made to replace an original, which may have been congenitally absent or deformed, lost through accident or during combat or due to a degenerative disease, such as syphilis. Full view.
- Image number:
- 10289179
- Credit:
- Science Museum/Science & Society Picture Library
- Date taken:
- 20 October 2003 12:47
- Image rights:
- Science Museum
