Tongue depressor

Made:
500 BCE-500 CE
Tongue depressor, bronze wire, with serpent head decoration

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Tongue depressor, bronze wire, with serpent head decoration
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Tongue depressor, bronze wire, with serpent head decoration, Hamonic collection, Greek, 500BC to 500AD

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A63019
Materials:
bronze, wire
Measurements:
length 133 mm
loop: width 42 mm
handle max: width 7 mm
type:
tongue-depressor
credit:
Hamonic Collection