k Trepanning set, circa 1780 A set of trepanning instruments, including trepanning brace and fittings. Trepanning instruments were used to surgically drill a hole in the skull of a living person, a procedure known as known as trepanation or trephination. Trepanation was used to treat a range of ailments from headaches to epilepsy, and the practice of creating holes in the living human skull dates back to ancient history. This set of instruments originates in France, around 1780. Stock Photo - Afloimages
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Trepanning set, circa 1780 A set of trepanning instruments, including trepanning brace and fittings. Trepanning instruments were used to surgically drill a hole in the skull of a living person, a procedure known as known as trepanation or trephination. Trepanation was used to treat a range of ailments from headaches to epilepsy, and the practice of creating holes in the living human skull dates back to ancient history. This set of instruments originates in France, around 1780.
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Trepanning set, circa 1780

A set of trepanning instruments, including trepanning brace and fittings. Trepanning instruments were used to surgically drill a hole in the skull of a living person, a procedure known as known as trepanation or trephination. Trepanation was used to treat a range of ailments from headaches to epilepsy, and the practice of creating holes in the living human skull dates back to ancient history. This set of instruments originates in France, around 1780.

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