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Facsimile of an Assyrian Contrepan, Nineveh

Inventory Number 36011


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.36011

Item type
Object
Physical material
Bronze
Paint
Dimensions
Diameter: 15mm Height: 82mm Weight: 37g
Inventory No
36011

Description

Bronze facsimile of an Assyrian contrepan, Nineveh. Coated in green paint. Attached with gold thread to a sheet of card that has a description label "Facsimiles of Contrepan and Scalpels from Nineveh" from when the object was on display. 50153 and 49951 are also attached to the card.