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LOT 0856

Roman Bronze Medical Scalpel Implement

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

5 1/2 in. (12 grams, 14 cm).

Single-edged blade with scooped forward edge attached to an octagonal-section shank with lanceolate probe to the other end.

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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0856

Roman Bronze Medical Scalpel Implement

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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