M0019776: Two bronze razors, Roman

Previous title, replaced July 2022: Two Roman Bronze razors A) with pierced handle and incised decoration.

Photograph of two Roman razors. One has a pierced handle and incised decoration and was found at Bologna. It was purchased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1932 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R8536/1936). The other is rescent-shaped and has a loop handle. It was purchased by the Museum in Italy in 1931 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R8531/1936)

January 1964

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provide entries for the items: R8531/1936 and R8536/1936

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

This item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.