Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name)
5. equipment
6. [equipment by process]
7. medical equipment

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Object Genres
4. object genres
5. object genres by function
6. ceremonial objects

Anotations

Scope note:

Syringes having an extended tube for intrauterine administration of holy water, refined in the 19th century. The devices were used to baptize a fetus in utero prior to a spontaneous abortion, or when it was othewise feared the unborn infant would die in delivery.