Iron shears

Made:
55 BCE-410 CE
Iron shears, dup up in town ditch, Minories, Whitechapel

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Iron shears, dup up in town ditch, Minories, Whitechapel
Science Museum Group
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Iron shears, dup up in town ditch, Minories, Whitechapel, London, 1927, reputedly Roman, 55 BC-410AD

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A196778
Materials:
iron
Measurements:
length 78 mm
width 25 mm
thickness 9 mm
type:
shears - cutting tool
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)