Circumcision knife with flat blade

Made:
1701-1800
Circumcision knife with flat blade

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Circumcision knife with flat blade
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Circumcision knife with flat blade, cylindrical hilt and horn handle with bulbous end, c. 1800

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A203655
Materials:
steel and horn
Measurements:
overall: 16 mm x 143 mm x 23 mm, .038 kg
type:
circumcision knife