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LOT 1373

Western Asiatic Medical Instrument

CIRCA 13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.

7 1/4 in. (28.37 grams, 18.5 cm).

Comprising an H-section tang with lateral wings, slender leaf-shaped head with spiked point. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Footnotes

Some texts related to ancient Mesopotamian wound dressing give detailed instructions for surgery with a scalpel, including post-operative care such as the dressing of operations sites with oilsoaked linen bandages. One scantily described operation is the cutting between the third and fourth ribs, counting from inferior to superior, to relieve pus collection in the pleura or liver.

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LOT 1373

Western Asiatic Medical Instrument

Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

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