surgical instrument; spatula

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Object Type: surgical instrument; spatula
Museum number: 1867,0508.124
Description: Bronze surgical instrument: spatula; four rings incised at bottom of handle; narrow hollow blade, rounded at the end.
Materials: bronze
Technique: incised
Dimensions: Length: 13.30 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Bronze / Catalogue of the Bronzes in the British Museum. Greek, Roman & Etruscan. (2356.2); Jackson 2023 / Greek and Roman Medicine at the British Museum: the Instruments and Accoutrements of Ancient Medicine (3.113)
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps
Acquisition date: 1867
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1867,0508.124

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