Record ID: SF-97C5D2
Object type: SCALPEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy scalpel handle dating to the Roman period, c. 50-200 AD. It consists of a rectangular grip demonstrating rolled-back terminals with a co-incident transverse groove flanking an internal elongated rectangular slot, which forms the housing for the original iron blade of the scalpel (now present only in the form of concreted ferrous corrosion products). The grip tapers at its back edge to form a short circular-sectioned tapering shaft, which flattens before expanding into a blunt dissector element, the latter being leaf-shaped in plan view and with a pronou…
Created on: Friday 3rd March 2017
Last updated: Thursday 9th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Worlingworth', grid reference and parish protected.