Brass copy of combined spatula and retractor(?)

Made:
1910-1920
Brass copy of combined spatula and retractor(?), original Roman

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Brass copy of combined spatula and retractor(?), original Roman
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Brass copy of combined spatula and retractor(?), original Roman, European, 1910-1920

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A624700
Materials:
brass
Measurements:
length 202 mm
spatula: width 5 mm
max: width 15 mm
type:
spatula - medical, retractor and replica

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