Inv. n°: MMoCA553
Roman Iron Dagger (Pugio) and Scabbard with Bronze Attachment
The scabbard is elegantly decorated with an eagle perched between militaria standards and figurative scenes of combat and the depiction of what appears to be Heracles with a club.
Provenance
Publications
- Alex G. Malloy Sale’s Catalogue
- , "Roman Militaria", Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France
- , Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins. La Collection Famille Levett, France
- La marche de l’Histoire, France
- Egypte Ancienne, France
- , Die Armee der Caesaren, Germany
- , L’armée de Rome, la puissance et la gloire, France
- "Expo musée d’Arles “L’Armée de Rome, la puissance et la gloire"", Human-hist
- , "The Power and the Glory", Minerva: the International Review of Ancient Art & Archaeology
- , Army of the Roman Emperors, Archeology and History, Oxford, UK
- , "Une vie de Légionnaire", Invictus, au coeur de deux Légions mythiques, Aubagne
- , "Take that, Caesar!", Ancient History, The Netherlands
Exhibitions
- Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
- , Musée de départemental de l’Arles antique, Arles, France, 15th December 2018 — 22nd April 2019
- , Musée de la Légion étrangère, Aubagne, France, 10th September 2020 — 3rd October 2021
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