Stone circumcision knife

Made:
1701-1890
Stone circumcision knife

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Stone circumcision knife
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Stone circumcision knife, elongated oval shape with carved human face on idstal end, Inca, from peru, c.1800

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A77291
Materials:
incomplete and stone
Measurements:
overall: 18 mm x 158 mm x 58 mm, .2 kg
type:
circumcision knife
credit:
Sala