Roman Decorated Medical Instrument 1st-3rd century A.D. A medical scalpel composed of an iron blade with curved cutting edge and a bronze handle with rectangular-section stem decorated on two faces with fruiting vines; elliptical terminal forming a spatula with midrib. 26.6 grams, 12.7 cm (5 in.). Acquired Munich, Germany, late 1990s. Property of an East London gentleman. [No Reserve]