Folding circumcision knife with gold leaf decorated handle

Made:
1701-1899 in Middle East

Folding circumcision knife with gold leaf decorated handle, Middle Eastern, 1701-1899

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A70552
Materials:
wrought iron and gold leaf
Measurements:
overall (closed): 3 mm x 90 mm x 23 mm,
overall (open): 3 mm x 105 mm x 23 mm,
type:
circumcision knife