© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Omeka ID 275
Els Tolegassos
Roman

surgery instrument

MAC GIR-041272

Object type
needle
Production date
175 / 210
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Culture
Roman
Discovery location
Els Tolegassos
Materials
bronze
Township
Viladamat (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Girona, Alt Empordà)
Technique
casting
Where is it?
MASPG
Dimensions
83,5 x 7 mm
Description
Brass implement. It consists of a handle and a mobile sheath with a hole allowing the displacement of a very fine needle welded to the handle. It is considered a surgical needle to operate on cataracts. It consists of a hollow cataracts needle.