Circumcision set consisting of seven objects used for performing the Hebrew rite of circumcision

Circumcision set consisting of seven objects used for

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Circumcision set consisting of seven objects used for performing the Hebrew rite of circumcision, sane[?] silver with agate handles, cased, c. 1800

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Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A610543
Materials:
case, wood, case, leather, case, velvet, knife, steel, knife, silver, knife, agate, sound, steel, sound, silver, sound, agate, flask, gold, plated, containers, silver and scissors, steel
Measurements:
case: length 185 mm
case: width 110 mm
case: height 30 mm
knife: length 170 mm
sound: length 150 mm
type:
circumcision equipment
credit:
Pickering