Cupping set dating from around the year 1860,England. This set comprises of four cups,two brass and steel scarificators,and a spirit burner. Cupping sets such as this one would have been used in a procedure called 'wet cupping',a form of bloodletting used in the nineteenth century to 'treat' a range of ailments by removing surplus bodily 'humours' (fluids within the body) | |
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Taille de l’image : | 4961 px × 3624 px |
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