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Roman copper alloy scalpel handle
Heavy rectangular block with a slit in one end to take the blade. A flat leaf-shaped terminal projects from the other end. The slit still contains the flat tang of the iron blade.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
84.119H/2.1
Find Information
Site Name: Isca Grange, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1984
Acquisition
Donation, 19/12/1984
Measurements
length / mm:46.0 (handle)
width / mm:11.0 (handle)
thickness / mm:9.0 (handle)
length / mm:50.0 (blade)
width / mm:15.0 (blade)
thickness / mm:4.0 (blade)
Material
copper alloy
Location
Caerleon: Case 15 Health and Leisure
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