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Cervical Dilator with Ebony Handle

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Cervical Dilator with Ebony Handle

 
A fine 19th Century French instrument with a beautifully fluted ebony handle. This is an extremely rare piece and I have not yet come across any formal documentation of its exact function. A rotating mechanism at the base of the stem allows the two distal prongs to be separated, probably though the os cervix so as to dilate the uterus.