Collection

Circumcision knife

Made:
1701-1800 in France

Circumcision knife, with narrow curved blade and rounded agate handle. French, c. 1750

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A62626
Materials:
steel and agate
type:
circumcision knife
credit:
Malcolm

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