File:Roman Scalpel (FindID 591157).jpg

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Roman Scalpel
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Norfolk County Council, Mary Chester-Kadwell, 2014-02-12 13:38:27
Title
Roman Scalpel
Description
English: Incomplete Roman copper alloy possible scalpel, bent sub circular-sectioned (4mm) handle with four transverse ribs at the springing of the asymmetrical flaring remains of an offset blade with damaged convex edge, with pitting and perforations in the thin outer edge of the blade. Surviving length 87mm. Width of blade 11.5mm. Weight 7.36g. c.43-c.410AD.

Ralph Jackson comments:

Bronze was rarely used for Roman scalpel blades, which were almost invariably of iron and, as a single, un-associated, un-contexted object of idiosyncratic form caution is necessary. However given a) the shape of the Caston blade and the form of its cutting edge and b) the fact that Britain has yielded a number of variant forms of Roman medical and surgical tools, I think it is reasonable to describe it as a possible Roman-period scalpel.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Norfolk
Date between 43 and 409
Accession number
FindID: 591157
Old ref: NMS-6EC227
Filename: 52640_6EC227_RB_Scalpel.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/456381
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/456381
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/591157
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Object location52° 32′ 31.2″ N, 0° 53′ 14.1″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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