Inv. n°: MMoCA440

Roman Bronze and Iron Dagger (Pugio)

The bronze pommel is fashioned into three brands terminating in the stylised head of a lion. The iron blade has a curved upper edge and straight cutting edge.

h. 23 cm

c. 2nd-3rd century AD

Iron, bronze

Provenance

  • Acquired in the German Trade in 2000
  • With Charles Ede Ltd.
  • With Peter Finer, antique arms and armour dealer based in London
  • Acquired at Bonhams Sale 16853, London, 28th October 2009, lot 343

Publications

  • Bonhams, Antiquities, London, 2009-10-28, lot 343
  • M. Junkelmann, "Roman Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 246, fig. 34

Exhibitions

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

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