Fine Bronze Spathomele and Probe

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  • Size

    17cm(L) / 7"(L)

  • Condition

    Excellent

  • Full Description

    Fine Bronze Spathomele and Probe

    c. 2nd-3rd Century AD

    Multi-faceted bronze shaft with probe; Series of transverse ribs on shoulders; Long narrow spatula blade.

    A pharmaceutical instrument, the probe used for stirring medicaments, the spatula for spreading them on the affected part.

    For similar cf. Hattatt, ABOA, 198.