M0004996: Roman surgical instruments from Pompeii

Date:
4 November 1936
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/40/84
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Credit

M0004996: Roman surgical instruments from Pompeii. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced November 2021: Roman surgical instruments- Forceps and Spatulae- found at Pompeii (Edne Alinari) P. A.

Description

Photograph of a selection of Roman surgical instruments including forceps and spatulae uncovered at Pompeii. At the time of photography they were held by the National Archaeological Museum, Naples.

Publication/Creation

4 November 1936

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.5 x 16.5 cm

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Terms of use

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