Inv. n°: MMoCA259

Roman Knife with Relief Grip

Sturdy single-egded blade with its spine dropping towards the point. Ninefold pierced tang with partially preserved grip panel of bone, and retaining five bronze rivets with spherical heads. Finely executed relief depicting three putti with grapes and harvesting tool.

h. 37 cm

1st-2nd century AD

Bronze and bone

Provenance

  • Acquired at Hermann Historica, Auction 57, Munich, 22nd April 2009, lot 49

Publications

  • Hermann Historica, Auction 57, Munich, April 2009, lot 49

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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