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An early eighteenth-century denture from Rochester, Kent, England
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 March 2015
Abstract
The authors report an unusual denture, fashioned from elephant ivory and designed for someone who had probably lost their teeth. It was found in a latrine pit together with pottery and tobacco pipes, indicating that it had belonged to a wealthy tea-drinker of the early eighteenth century.
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