Surgical Spatula Probe
Culture
Roman
Dateabout 1st–3rd century
Mediumbronze
Dimensions16.8 × 0.8 cm (6 5/8 × 5/16 in.), .36 oz. (weight)
ClassificationsUtilitarian Objects
Credit LineEliza S. Paine Fund
Terms
Object number2014.1180.1
DescriptionSmall oval spoon, ribbed cylindrical shaft, enlarged knob at one-third the length, swollen at opposite end.ProvenanceAzeez Khayat (dealer), 366 Fifth Ave., N.Y. purchased by John W. Higgins from Anderson Galleries, N.Y., Sale 2257, April 11-12, 1928, Lot 405. Price paid for lot. Given to the Armory January 8, 1947. Purchased from Higgins Armory, June 2014.
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