The large instruments displayed in the attached photo were perhaps used as surgical drills. The three on the left were delicately modeled so as to enhance the surgeon's hold. The precise function of the smaller tools is unclear, though some possibly served as retractors.
Provenance: ?
Material: bronze.
Length (instrument on the left): 18.8 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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