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Title
A Persian Surgeon Performing an Eye Operation on a Man Held by Two Other Men
Date
c.1900
Medium
gouache on paper (?)
Measurements
H 29 x W 44.7 cm
Accession number
572334i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Watercolour
Wellcome Collection
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