Suture needle(?), broken and incomplete, steel

Suture needle(?), broken and incomplete, steel

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Suture needle(?), broken and incomplete, steel
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Suture needle(?), broken and incomplete, steel

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A613482
Materials:
steel
Measurements:
approx: length 257 mm
width 17 mm
height 13 mm
type:
suture needles

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