Lot 1006:
ROMAN SURGICAL SPATULA
Roman period, c. 1st-3rd century AD.
Bronze surgical spatula with long handle and small concave head.
Lenght: 101 mm. Intact and complete. Lovely dark patina with minor earthy deposits. The spatula was one of the essential tools in the Roman surgeon's kit, together with the scalpel, tweezers and other tools for extracting bone fragments.
Roman period, c. 1st-3rd century AD.
Bronze surgical spatula with long handle and small concave head.
Lenght: 101 mm. Intact and complete. Lovely dark patina with minor earthy deposits. The spatula was one of the essential tools in the Roman surgeon's kit, together with the scalpel, tweezers and other tools for extracting bone fragments.