Roman Cautery
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Name/Title
Roman CauteryEntry/Object ID
95R0255bDescription
Surgical cautery with heavy verdigris patina. Small rectangular sticker to the body.Use
Medicine, Surgery, Surgical ToolContext
Also called 'ferrum candens', which can be literally translated to 'glowing iron'. This instrument was heated and then used for various purposes: as a counter-irritant, to treat bleeding vessels in order to stop haemorrhaging, a bloodless knife and to destroy tumours.Made/Created
Date made
79 CE - 79 CETime Period
Roman ImperialEthnography
Culture/Tribe
Roman