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LOT 0853

Roman Bronze Medical Blood-Letting Vessel

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3 3/8 in. (78 grams, 86 mm).

Made from thin sheet bronze with small disc base, carination to the sidewall, scooped neck.

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Footnotes

A 'bleeding-cup' which was used by physicians for drawing blood from their patients.

CONDITION

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LOT 0853

Roman Bronze Medical Blood-Letting Vessel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300

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