M0017148: Three Greek and Roman surgical instruments in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Greek and Roman surgical instruments in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

Photograph of three Greek and Roman surgical instruments. From left to right: a cryptotome found when dragging the Tiber at Rome; a gouge found near the Temple of Bacchus at Pereia, Greece; and a curette found at the same place. They were purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Musuem in Paris in 1928. The cryptotome was accessioned in 1928 (accession number R29530). The others were accessioned in 1936 (accession numbers R5414/1936 and R5415/1936). None of the items are held by Wellcome Collection.

November 1958

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers which provide entries for the items: R29530 and R5414/1

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.

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