A Roman bronze medical curette, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st - 3rd century CE Seals - Cylinder or repairs

or repairs

Dimensions:  Width 7/8 inch (2

Liddy painted her father’s Jukurrpa stories

Provenance: Private collection of Geoffrey Metz

which appears to guarantee clothing to the deceased

A Roman bronze medical curette, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st - 3rd century CE Seals - Cylinder or repairsThis finely preserved bronze medical instrument is a Roman curette probe, a specialized tool used by physicians in the examination and treatment of patients. Fashioned from a single piece of bronze, it combines two distinct working ends: a slender pointed probe and a small hooked curette. The probe was employed to examine wounds, apply medicaments, or explore bodily cavities, while the curette was used for scraping or debriding biological tissue or