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The instrument is a typical example of a Graeco-Roman surgeon's scalpel. One end serves as a leaf-shaped dissector, while the other forms a rectangular handles with a central wedge-shaped slot that originally held the iron or steel scalpel blade.
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Title: Bronze scalpel/dissector
Period: Imperial
Date: 1st–3rd century CE
Culture: Roman, Cypriot
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Other: 6 1/4in. (15.9cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.5511
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