Depilatory forceps

Made:
500-1450
Depilatory forceps Depilatory forceps
Depilatory forceps Depilatory forceps

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Depilatory forceps
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Depilatory forceps, thin bronze elongated drop-shaped grave object, South America, 500-1450

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A669829
Materials:
bronze
Measurements:
length 22 mm
width 10 mm
thickness 3 mm
type:
depilatory tweezers

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