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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.

h. 36 cm

Mid 2nd-Mid 3rd century AD

Bronze, iron

Provenance

Alex G. Malloy Inc's Winter, New York, 1078
Private collection, New Jersey, USA, acquired 1978
Acquired at Rupert Wace Ancient Art Ltd, lot 15107

Publications

Alex G. Malloy Sale’s Catalogue, 1978, lot 45
M. Junkelmann, "Roman Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 245, fig. 31
M. Merrony, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins. La Collection Famille Levett, France, 2012, p. 70
La marche de l’Histoire, France, February 2013, p. 20
Egypte Ancienne, France, May/June/July 2013, no. 8, p. 70
T. Fischer, Die Armee der Caesaren, Germany, 2014-01-01, p. 86, no. 74
Michel Feugère, in K. Schörle (ed.), L’armée de Rome, la puissance et la gloire, SilvanaEditoriale, France, 2018, p. 58, no. 25
"Expo musée d’Arles “L’Armée de Rome, la puissance et la gloire"", Human-hist, 19th December 2018, [on-line] available at: https://humanhist.com/actualite/expo-musee-arles-armee-de-rome/
J. Coulston, "The Power and the Glory", Minerva: the International Review of Ancient Art & Archaeology, March/April 2019, vol. 30, no. 2, p. 19, no. 17
T. Fischer, Army of the Roman Emperors, Archeology and History, Oxford, UK, 2019, p. 50, fig. 74
L. Rivière, "Une vie de Légionnaire" in Musée de la Légion étrangère (ed.), Invictus, au coeur de deux Légions mythiques, Musée de la Légion étrangère, Aubagne, 2020, p. 31
J. Osgood, "Take that, Caesar!" in J. Oorthuys (ed.), Ancient History, The Netherlands, June/July 2020, no. 28, p. 41

Exhibitions

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
L’armée de Rome, la puissance et la gloire, Musée de départemental de l’Arles antique, Arles, France, 15th December 2018 — 22nd April 2019
Invictus. Au coeur de deux légions mythiques, Musée de la Légion étrangère, Aubagne, France, 10th September 2020 — 3rd October 2021

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Roman Iron Dagger (Pugio) and Scabbard with Bronze Attachment

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