Cosmetic or Surgical Implement | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2000.285
Title: Cosmetic or Surgical Implement
Classification: Tools and Equipment
Work Type: implement
Date: 1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe
Period: Roman period
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/182191

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Bronze
Technique: Cast
Dimensions: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)
5.98 g

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Gift of Dr. Jerome Eisenberg, 2000.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Jerome M. Eisenberg
Accession Year: 2000
Object Number: 2000.285
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Long bronze probe with flattened end. The shaft thickens for one-third of its length and then meets with a roughly rhomboidal bead-like ornament. The shaft continues on the other side of this, tapering to a sharp point. Separate groups of rings decorate the shaft on either side of the rhomboidal bead. The bead itself is incised with bisected diamonds on each of its four faces.

Subjects and Contexts

Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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2000.285: Cosmetic or Surgical Implement