Bronze knife used in mummification, Egypt, 600-200 BCE

Made:
600-200 BCE in Ancient Egypt and Egypt
Knife, bronze, with hooked blade Group shot of 5 Knives, bronze, with hooked blade

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Knife, bronze, with hooked blade
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Group shot of 5 Knives, bronze, with hooked blade
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Knife, bronze, with hooked blade, believed to have been used for cutting attachments of internal organs in evisceration prior to embalming, Egyptian, 600-200BC

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A634903
Materials:
bronze (copper, tin alloy) and complete
Measurements:
overall: 2 mm x 143 mm x 21 mm, .022 kg
type:
knife
credit:
Gayer-Anderson