Bronze forceps or tweezers, Early Imperial, ca. 1st century , Roman, Bronze, length cm., Bronzes, The instrument has

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Bronze forceps or tweezers, Early Imperial, ca. 1st century , Roman, Bronze, length cm., Bronzes, The instrument has long arms, unlike those of the standard type of Roman depilation tweezers, indicating that it may have been used by a doctor for minor surgical operations. Similar objects also have been found among ancient sets of medical instruments

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