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LOT 0764
Roman Medical Instrument, Stylus and Spatula Group
3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.
8 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. (750 grams total, 22 x 32 cm).
Comprising: a leaf-shaped bone spatula with pointed tang; stylus with twisted grip and median baluster, rectangular head with erasing blade; slender bronze probe (cyathiscomele) with one pointed end, small measuring spoon to the other and median baluster with incised pellets; mounted in a glass-fronted wooden case. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, USA, formed in the 1980s.
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