
Title
Spathomele
Alternative Title
Spatula probe
Files
Contributor
Tanasi, Davide; Hassam, Stephan
Abstract
Delicate tool has an olivary point on one end of the solid cylindrical shaft and a flat trapezoidal blade on the other. The fore-edge of the terminal end of the flat blade is straight. Three bands decorate the shaft just above the blade. The blade is embellished with points that curve back toward the shaft for a length of 0.2 cm.
Keywords
Copper Spatula Probe
Description
1 spatula : copper alloy
Subject: topical
Artists' tools, Medical instruments and apparatus, 3D model
Material
Copper alloy
Dimensions
13.9 x 1.0-0.3 cm.
Time Period
1st-3rd centuries CE
Discovery Location
Eastern Mediterranean region
Language
English
Physical Collection ID
R30
Genre
Spatulas (Artists' tools)
Format
Digital 3D model
Holding Location
University of South Florida. Library. Special Collections Department (LOC)
Collection
Farid Karam Lebanon Collections of Antiquities
Notes
citation/reference: John Stewart Milne, Surgical instruments in Greek and Roman times. Color: light brown. View description: Front view. Condition: Very good.
Physical Collection
Farid Karam Collection of Graeco-Roman Antiquities
Box Number
5
Equipment
Romer AbsoluteArm
Identifier
R30-00009
Capture Technique
Laser Scanning, Geomagic Wrap 2015
Affiliation
University of South Florida. Department of History (LOC)
Recommended Citation
Unknown, "Spathomele" (2022). Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection. 11.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/karam/11
