Roman — Roman
Shears
A complete pair of iron shears. Shears such as these had a range of uses in the Roman period, from shearing animals and trimming human hair to cutting cloth and surgical uses such as cutting through body tissue.
- Category:
- Roman
- Object ID:
- 59.94/71
- Object name:
- shears
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- Roman
- Material:
iron
- Measurements/duration:
- L 131 mm, W 41 mm, T 18 mm (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
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