Cannula(?), bronze, incomplete and damaged, Roman

Made:
500 BCE-500 CE
Cannula(?), bronze, incomplete and damaged, Roman(?)

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Cannula(?), bronze, incomplete and damaged, Roman(?)
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Cannula(?), bronze, incomplete and damaged, Roman(?), 500BC-500AD

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A616024
Materials:
bronze
Measurements:
length 133 mm
max.: diameter 14 mm
type:
cannula

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