Surgical Spatula Probe
Culture
Roman
Date1st–2nd century
Mediumbronze
Dimensions14.7 × 1.2 cm (5 13/16 × 1/2 in.), .23 oz (weight)
ClassificationsUtilitarian Objects
Credit LineEliza S. Paine Fund
Terms
Object number2014.1180.2
DescriptionModerately deep, long, spoon-shaped end, cylindrical shaft, with swollen end opposite.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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