Three toilet implements on a ring, Roman, 199 BCE-500 CE
- Made:
- 199 BCE-500 CE in Roman Empire
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Set of 3 toilet implements on ring, bronze, Sforza collection
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Set of 3 toilet implements on ring, bronze, Sforza collection, Roman, 199BC-500AD
Suspended on the ring are three implements: tweezers, a pronged probe and a scoop, all made from bronze. The items may be used for personal grooming and could also have had a medical use.
The item was part of the Sforza collection which Henry Wellcome purchased in August 1930 for £250. The collection was largely Roman surgical instruments with some medieval and domestic items.
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A113843
- Materials:
- bronze
- credit:
- Sforza, G.
