Cupping horn for removing blood and pus

Made:: 1801-1900 in India

Cupping horn, used for removing blood and pus by suction

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Cupping horn, used for removing blood and pus by suction, from India, 1801-1900

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Category:: Therapeutics

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A301154

Materials:: complete and horn

Measurements:: overall: 110 mm 55 mm, .045kg

type:: cupping horn

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Cupping horn for removing blood and pus

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