Roman Bronze Medical Spatula

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

8 1/8 in. (12.1 grams, 20.5 cm).

Comprising a rounded leaf-shaped finial, round-section shank with rounded tip. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Nottingham area, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Acquired from Ancient & Oriental, UK, circa 2002.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.

Literature

See Milne, J.S., Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times, Oxford, 1907.

Footnotes

Catheters, spatulas, ear spoons, incisory instruments, spoons and spoon catheters, forceps, pincers, scissors, needles and elevator scalpels/dissectors, knives, phlebotomies, chisels, lenticulars and retractors were included among the medical instruments of antiquity which displayed considerable diversity.

CONDITION

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LOT 0694