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RARE SCALPEL D'OCULISTE

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RARE OCULIST'S SCALPEL
in copper alloy, copper and inlaid
gilt brass and silver.
Gallo-Roman period, 1st or 2nd century
A.D.
Length: 8.2 cm - Gross weight: 13.5 g.
(Minor accidents and visible missing parts)
For a similar scalpel handle, see
Musée d'Archéologie Nationale de Saint- Germain
Germain [N°MAN825], which also holds a complete
complete scalpel [N°MAN824].
PROVENANCE
Reputedly acquired from a British private collection
formed in the 1990s.