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Medical, Army Surgeons Arrow Extractor, 1st-3rd Cent, Uber Rare!

Copper alloy; 12CM / 12.5gm

Con/ One spoon broken from plow damage, otherwise, about As Fabricated. glossy brown & green patina, cleaned and waxed.

Seller's Note/ As most, if not all, Roman surgeons got their practical experience on the battlefield, they carried a tool kit containing arrow extractors, catheters, scalpels, and forceps. They used to sterilize their equipment in boiling water before using it and performed surgical procedures using opium and scopolamine to relieve pain and acid vinegar to clean up wounds.

Despite the somewhat crude construction, this rare artifact was highly utilitarian when it came to with-drawing arrow points.

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