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1st century Greek or Roman bronze bleeding-cup

1st century Greek or Roman bronze bleeding-cup, used by physicians as cupping vessels for bleeding their patients. burning lint was placed inside the vessel, which was then applied over an incised vein, often in the patients arm.
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Title: 1st century Greek or Roman bronze bleeding-cup
Caption: 1st century Greek or Roman bronze bleeding-cup, used by physicians as cupping vessels for bleeding their patients. burning lint was placed inside the vessel, which was then applied over an incised vein, often in the patients arm.
Credit: Album / World History Archive
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Image size: 3661 × 4774 px | 50.0 MB
Print size: 31.0 × 40.4 cm | 1441.3 × 1879.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 1ST CENTURY • ANCIENT • ARTFORM: BRONZEWORK • BLEEDING-CUP • BLOOD • BRONCE • BRONZE BRASS • BRONZE • BRONZES • DISEASE • DOCTOR • GREEK • HEALTH • HISTORY OF MEDICINE • ILLNESS • INFIRMITY • LINT • MALADY • MEDICAL • MEDICINE • MEDICO • PATIENT • PHYSICIAN • ROMAN • SANGUINE • SICKNESS • VEIN • VENA