Bronze knife used in mummification, Egypt, 600-200 BCE
- Made:
- 600-200 BCE in Ancient Egypt and Egypt
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Knife, bronze, with hooked blade, believed to have been used for cutting attachments of internal organs in evisceration prior to embalming, Egyptian, 600-200BC
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A634903
- Materials:
- bronze (copper, tin alloy) and complete
- Measurements:
-
overall: 2 mm x 143 mm x 21 mm, .022 kg
- type:
- knife
- credit:
- Gayer-Anderson
