Steel circumcision clamp, Arab

Steel circumcision clamp, Arab

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Steel circumcision clamp, Arab
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Steel circumcision clamp, Arab

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A159078
Materials:
steel
Measurements:
length 114 mm
width 24 mm
height 8 mm
type:
circumcision clamp
credit:
Gayer-Anderson, R.G.

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