Roman Elevator
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Name/Title
Roman ElevatorEntry/Object ID
95R0355cDescription
Surgical elevator with heavy verdigris patina. Small rectangular sticker to the body.Use
Bone Lever, Medicine, Surgery, Surgical ToolContext
Also called a 'vectis' by the Romans. This instrument was a bone lever used for levering a fractured bone into place or raising a depressed bone. The surfaces at the ends were ridged for better gripping, and had to be of moderate thickness so as not to bend during the procedures. It is also possible this instrument was used for levering teeth.Made/Created
Date made
79 CE - 79 CETime Period
Roman ImperialEthnography
Culture/Tribe
Roman