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Bistoury cache, double bladed in case, 16th century, possibly 15th, French, probably wrought iron and brass, case leather, wood, brass, and silk
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A121825
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), wood (unidentified), leather, silk, wrought iron and incomplete
- Measurements:
-
overall (instrument): 13 mm x 87 mm x 205 mm,
overall (case): 34 mm x 98 mm x 240 mm,
- type:
- bistoury caché
- credit:
- Hamonic Collection
