Circumcision knife

Made:
1701-1890
Circumcision knife, plain

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Circumcision knife, plain
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Circumcision knife, plain, polished jade with curved cutting edge and pierced with one hole, Inca, from Peru, c.1800

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A77289
Materials:
jade
Measurements:
overall: 6 mm x 118 mm x 17 mm, .02 kg
type:
circumcision knife
credit:
Sala