
Title
Spathomele
Alternative Title
Spatula
Files
Contributor
Tanasi, Davide; Hassam, Stephan
Abstract
Slender tool with a rounded end tapers gently along the solid cylindrical shaft toward the flat blade. The narrow section of the shaft before the blade is embellished with an inscribed line that makes ten turns around the shaft over a distance of 1.8 cm. The tip of the blade is flat, rounded and chipped in two places.
Keywords
Copper Spatula Probe
Description
1 spatula : copper alloy, patinated
Subject: topical
Artists' tools, Medical instruments and apparatus, 3D model
Material
Copper alloy
Dimensions
13.8 x 0.6-0.3 cm.
Time Period
1st-3rd centuries CE
Discovery Location
Eastern Mediterranean region
Language
English
Physical Collection ID
R30
Genre
Artists' materials
Format
Digital 3D model
Holding Location
University of South Florida. Library. Special Collections Department (LOC)
Collection
Farid Karam Lebanon Collections of Antiquities
Notes
citation/referenc: John Stewart Milne, Surgical instruments in Greek and Roman times. Color: green and brown. View description: Side view. Condition: Good.
Physical Collection
Farid Karam Collection of Graeco-Roman Antiquities
Box Number
5
Equipment
Romer AbsoluteArm
Identifier
R30-00010
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. 12.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/karam/12
