Surgical Spatula
Culture
Roman
Date1st–3rd century
Mediumbronze
Dimensions6.4 × 1 × 13.3 cm (2 1/2 × 3/8 × 5 1/4 in.), .28 oz (weight)
ClassificationsUtilitarian Objects
Credit LineEliza S. Paine Fund
Terms
Object number2014.1180.5
DescriptionBronze. Flat-bladed spatula or knife with rounded point, & long, square section tang.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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