Amputation saw

Made:
500 BCE-500 CE
Amputation saw, bronze, possibly copy, Graeco-Roman(?)

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Amputation saw, bronze, possibly copy, Graeco-Roman(?)
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Amputation saw, bronze, possibly copy, Graeco-Roman(?), 500BC-500AD

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A645721
Materials:
bronze
Measurements:
length 225 mm
max.: width 72 mm
max.: thickness 13 mm
type:
amputation saw

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