Tools and EquipmentRoman1st-5th century CE
Tweezers
1st-5th century CE
Dimensions
9.6 x 0.5 x 1.4 cm (3 3/4 x 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Harold Wilmerding Bell, Cambridge, MA (by 1911), gift; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1911-1977), transfer; to the Fogg Museum.
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