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Actions	Drawing of musket ball wound Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberGC.12898.1 TitleDrawing of musket ball wound DescriptionWatercolour drawing of the upper end of the right femur of a solider wounded by a musket ball at the Battle of Waterloo, 18th June 1815. The impact of the musket ball has created a deep cavity in the neck of the femur in which the ball is almost completely embedded. A hairline crack extends up to the head of the femur, while another fracture extends down the bone. Production periodNineteenth century Object nameBONE, femur, upper end Object categoryArtworks MaterialBONE, Lead Dimensions Specimen Height: 13 cm Width: 18.5 cm

Object numberGC.12898.1

TitleDrawing of musket ball wound

DescriptionWatercolour drawing of the upper end of the right femur of a solider wounded by a musket ball at the Battle of Waterloo, 18th June 1815. The impact of the musket ball has created a deep cavity in the neck of the femur in which the ball is almost completely embedded. A hairline crack extends up to the head of the femur, while another fracture extends down the bone.

Production periodNineteenth century

Object nameBONE, femur, upper end

Object categoryArtworks

MaterialBONE, Lead

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