Roman surgical instruments. 19th-century artwork of various Roman surgical tools and instruments: a lance (top),pliers to extract foreign bodies (upper centre),instrument kit (upper left),pliers (upper right),a bistoury (lower left; a long,narrow surgical knife),an instrument case (lower right),a dental clamp and noose (bottom left),and a mark to identify a doctor or ophthalmologist (bottom right). These artefacts are from Pompeii,the Capitoline Museums,and the Museum of Albucasis. Artworks,labelled in French,from 'Histoire des Romains' (Victor Duruy,1883) |