Bronze hook medical instrument. Hooks were common instruments used by ancient doctors. They came in two varieties, either sharp or blunt. The sharp hook, pictured here, were used to hold and lift small pieces of tissue so that they could be extracted and retract the edges of wounds. Dark green patina.
100 - 200 AD
6"
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