Knife possibly used for circumcision

Made:: 1681-1800

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Knife possibly used for circumcision
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Knife possibly used for circumcision, with steel blade and ornate silver handle, in fish skin sheath with silver mounts, c.1750 from the Hamonic collection

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A121558

Materials:: knife, steel, knife, silver, sheath, silver, sheath, fish skin and sheath, wood

Measurements:: in sheath: 17 mm x 187 mm x 20 mm, .04 kg

type:: circumcision knife

credit:: Hamonic Collection

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