Roman Scissors

Object/Artifact

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The Cabinet of Scissor Curiosities

A pair of scissors along with a collection of knives.: A pair of scissors (labelled as Roman by the Wellcome Collection) along with a selection of knives.
A pair of scissors along with a collection of knives.

A pair of scissors (labelled as Roman by the Wellcome Collection) along with a selection of knives.

Name/Title

Roman Scissors

Entry/Object ID

2026.5.21

Tags

scissors, roman

Description

M0008186: Roman surgical knives and scissors. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection. A collection of knives and a pair of scissors.

Web Links and URLs

Original image at the Wellcome Collection

Created By

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Create Date

October 14, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

October 14, 2026