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Copy of a large lance used during plague epidemics in Marsei
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Copy of a large lance used during plague epidemics in Marsei
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Plague epidemics ravaged Marseilles in France throughout the 1600s and 1700s. Lancets, such as the copy shown here, were used to open buboes in order to relieve pressure and also remove poisons from the body – an unsuccessful attempt to cure the patient. The lancet would have been stored in a brass case.

maker: Unknown maker

Place made: Europe

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Keywords: Epidemics; Plague; lancet; epidemic
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  • Library reference: Science Museum A115570
  • Photo number: L0057482
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