© Museu de la Noguera
Omeka ID 417
Pla d'Almatà
Andalusian culture

surgical or cosmetic instrument

MN-2384

Object type
rod
Production date
1000 / 1105
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu de la Noguera
Culture
Andalusian culture
Discovery location
Pla d'Almatà
Materials
bronze
Township
Balaguer (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Lleida, Noguera)
Technique
lost-wax
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
124 mm
Description
Elongated surgical or cosmetic instrument, with a thin round cross-section, a punch at one end and a small flat spatula at the other. There is a spiral in the centre of the instrument. This type of instrument appears to be related to the medical and surgical field, as probes for the ear or spatulas for applying eyedrops, and also in the spheres of pharmacology or personal aesthetics, for the application of oils, balms, ointments, perfumes or khol.