Ear spoon

Made:
100-400
Ear spoon, bronze, said to be from the Marne valley, France

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Ear spoon, bronze, said to be from the Marne valley, France
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Ear spoon, bronze, said to be from the Marne valley, France, 100-400BC

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A634818
Materials:
bronze
Measurements:
length 86 mm
width 10 mm
height 7 mm
spoon: diameter 7 mm
type:
ear cleaner

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