Object: Medical instruments

Medical instruments
Bronze
Possibly House of the Surgeon, Pompeii

A slender bronze sleeve held this set of five medical instruments including a probe or lance, an ear drill and two squared needles.

SAP Nos: 11286 - 11286a-e
Where was this found?
Relation to Daily Life in Pompeii

Medicine

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