Circumcision knife with teat

Made:
1701-1890
Circumcision knife with teat

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Circumcision knife with teat
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Circumcision knife with teat, rectangular blade and ornate octagonal hollow handle inlaid with filigree designs in silver, Hindu, India, c. 1800

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A7735
Materials:
complete, steel (metal) and silver (metal)
Measurements:
overall: 24 mm x 182 mm x 25 mm, .046 kg
type:
circumcision knife
credit:
Fost