The attached photo displays an ancient assortment of multi-purpose surgical instruments. The exact function of each tool is unclear, but it's quite possible that some served as surgical retractors and others for drainage purposes.
Provenance: ?
Material: bronze.
Maximal length: 15.8 cm.
Era: Roman.
Photo: Marwān Mislmānī.
Collection: National Museum of Damascus.
Bašīr Zuhdī. Ālihat aṭ-Ṭibb wa Mašāhidahā. Annales Archéologiques Arabes Syriennes XXV 1975 (pp. 83-116).
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