Circumcision knife

Made:
201-300
Circumcision knife

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Circumcision knife, folding, with bronze blade and jade handle, Roman, c. 250 AD

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A610545
Materials:
bronze and jade
Measurements:
length 58 mm
width 20 mm
type:
circumcision knife