M0014006: Graeco-Roman vulsellum forceps, possibly dental

Date:
June 1955
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Photograph of a pair of bronze forceps, possibly used for extracting teeth, 7.8 cm long. The item was purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1915 and accessioned the same year (accession number R1819). It is not held by Wellcome Collection.

Publication/Creation

June 1955

Physical description

1 photograph
glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Terms of use

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item Open.

Copyright note

Copyright held by Wellcome Collection

Notes

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.

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Where to find it

Location of original

Wellcome Library; GB.
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