Bronze specillum (probe)

Unknown

1st–2nd century CE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

Such instruments have been found in sets of Roman surgical instruments and may have been used as probes. However, it is believed that they also were used for mixing and applying medicines, cosmetics, and paint pigments.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st–2nd century CE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1917