Knife handle

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This bronze handle is from a bistoury, a long surgical knife with a narrow blade. It was found at Cramond in Midlothian together with other medical tools which belonged to a Roman doctor. They were used sometime between 140 and 210 AD.

One end of the handle is spatula-shaped, while the other is ornamented and forks into two pieces.

The Roman army medical service was impressively equipped and could deal with a variety of injuries. They had eye lotions, potions and powders, and a range of surgical instruments.

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• Online ID: 000-100-102-512-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FT 81
• Date: 140 - 210 AD
  Between 140 and 210 AD
  
• Material: Bronze; one end spatula-shaped, the other bifurcated
  Bistoury handle
  
• Dimensions: 3.94" L
  
• What: Bistoury handle
  
• Subject:
• Who: Clerk of Penicuik Collection (Object from this collection)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Cramond
  
• Event:
• Description: Bronze handle of a Roman bistoury, from Cramond, Midlothian, 140 - 210 AD
  
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