Combined spoon and pick, Roman, 199 BCE-500 CE
- Made:
- 199 BCE-500 CE in Roman Empire
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Spoon and pick combined, bronze, Roman
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Spoon and pick combined, bronze, Roman
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Spoon and pick combined, bronze, Roman
The spoon end could have been used to measure out and give liquid medical treatments. The pick could have been used to probe, examine or clean the body. It was not unusual for surgical and medical instruments to have two uses.
Made from bronze, the greenish deposits have been caused by corrosion.
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A113622
- Materials:
- bronze
- Measurements:
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overall: 65 mm 21 mm,
- type:
- spoon
- credit:
- Sforza, G.
