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A lithopedion, also known as "stone baby." Inscription reads: "A bony chalk foetus which was said to have lain in utero twenty-six yeas: Communicated to me by Monsieur Arneau owner of the french anatomy waxwork."

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Osteographia, or the Anatomy of the bones. Author: Cheselden, William / London, 1733 Source/Shelfmark: 458.g.1 plate LVI

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