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The Arcade Gallery - Show Case C

Greco-Roman medicine and medical instruments

The Roman medicine and techniques followed the Greek medicine without much changes. Sixteen Roman medical instruments (c.100 BC – 100 AC) including fine bronze blades (scalpels), probes and directors, and an iron tweezer (forceps).

  1. Roman Glass jars for precious oils used for oiling the skin
  2. The Strigil (Greek: στλεγγίς) is a tool for the cleansing of the body by scraping off dirt, perspiration, and oil that was applied before bathing in Ancient Greek and Roman cultures (Bronze c.100 BC)
  3. Roman bronze mirror c. 100 BC)
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