Bronze retractor, Roman, 1-100 CE
- Made:
- 1-100 CE in Roman Empire
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LicenseRetractor, bronze, Roman, from Sforza collection
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Retractor, bronze, Roman, from Sforza collection
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Retractor, bronze, Roman, from Sforza collection
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Retractor, bronze, Roman, from Sforza collection
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Retractor, bronze, Roman, from Sforza collection
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Retractor, bronze, Roman, from Sforza collection
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Retractor, bronze, Roman, from Sforza collection
Retractors are surgical instruments designed to hold back muscles or skin during operations – including limb amputations.
This bronze example was purchased in August 1930 from the collection of Guido Sforza, a collector of Roman surgical instruments.
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A113768
- Materials:
- bronze
- Measurements:
-
overall: 17 mm x 132 mm x 15 mm, 0.02kg
- type:
- retractor
- credit:
- Sforza, G.
