Collection

Ceremonial hair cutting shears for princes on their coming of age

Made:: 1601-1850 in Thailand

Ceremonial hair cutting shears, steel with gold inlay, reputedly used on Princes on their coming of age, Siam, 1601-1850

Details

Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A161100

Materials:: steel, gold and complete

Measurements:: overall: 15 mm x 340 mm x 42 mm,

type:: shears - cutting tool

credit:: Sotheby's

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