Scalpel

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Scalpel

Entry/Object ID

TT0113

Description

Bronze surgical scalpel from the collection of Dr James Curle

Use

This scalpel may have been used for surgery.

Context

From the personal collection of James Curle.

Collection

Trimontium Trust

Acquisition

Accession

TT0113

Source (if not Accessioned)

B. Linehan

Notes

Donated by B. Linehan 01/11/1991

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Scalpel

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Knife, Surgical

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Surgical

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Medical Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Medical & Psychological T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Getty AAT

Concept

scalpels

Dimensions

Width

12 mm

Depth

5 mm

Length

114 mm

Material

Bronze

Color

Gray, Green

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

Like many other antiquarians, Curle developed his own collection of artefacts. He also struck up a personal correspondence with Francis Haverfield, the foremost authority on Romano British archaeology, and other leading Roman scholars of the day throughout Europe. This part of Curle’s private collection includes clippers (in the form of shears) and tweezers for trimming and plucking hair and a small spatula for cosmetics.