Cupping set dating from around the year 1860,England. This set comprises of four cups,two brass and steel scarificators,and a spirit burner. Cupping sets such as this one would have been used in a procedure called 'wet cupping',a form of bloodletting used in the nineteenth century to 'treat' a range of ailments by removing surplus bodily 'humours' (fluids within the body) | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library |
Bildgröße: | 4961 px × 3624 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |