Knife possibly used for circumcision
- Made:
- 1681-1800
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Knife possibly used for circumcision, with steel blade and ornate silver handle, in fish skin sheath with silver mounts, c.1750 from the Hamonic collection
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A121558
- Materials:
- knife, steel, knife, silver, sheath, silver, sheath, fish skin and sheath, wood
- Measurements:
-
in sheath: 17 mm x 187 mm x 20 mm, .04 kg
- type:
- circumcision knife
- credit:
- Hamonic Collection
