Bistoury cache

Bistoury cache, double bladed in case, 16th century

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Bistoury cache, double bladed in case, 16th century
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Bistoury cache, double bladed in case, 16th century, possibly 15th, French, probably wrought iron and brass, case leather, wood, brass, and silk

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A121825
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), wood (unidentified), leather, silk, wrought iron and incomplete
Measurements:
overall (instrument): 13 mm x 87 mm x 205 mm,
overall (case): 34 mm x 98 mm x 240 mm,
type:
bistoury caché
credit:
Hamonic Collection