M0011965: Photograph of nine Roman surgical instruments found at Pompei, including cauteries, scarifier, and one shaped like a miniature spear

Previous title, replaced May 2022: 9 Roman surgical instruments found at Pompei, mixed set including cauteries, scarifier, and one shaped like a miniature spear.

Reproduction of a photograph of nine Roman surgical instruments found at Pompei, including cauteries, scarifier, and one shaped like a miniature spear, from one of eight photographs of a collection of instruments from Pompei in the possession of R.A.T. Lier, Antiquarian bookseller in Vandoeuvres, Geneva, Switzerland. Related images: M0011958, M0011959, M0011960, M0011961, M0011962, M0011963, M0011964

1951

1 photograph glass plate negative; 16.5 x 12 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.