Tools and EquipmentRoman1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CE
Cosmetic or Surgical Implement
1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CE
Description
Long bronze probe with flattened end. The shaft thickens for one-third of its length and then meets with a roughly rhomboidal bead-like ornament. The shaft continues on the other side of this, tapering to a sharp point. Separate groups of rings decorate the shaft on either side of the rhomboidal bead. The bead itself is incised with bisected diamonds on each of its four faces.
Dimensions
14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.) 5.98 g
Provenance
Gift of Dr. Jerome Eisenberg, 2000.
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