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BRONZE AND BONE KNIFE
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57
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BRONZE AND BONE KNIFE
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,500
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Description
BRONZE AND BONE KNIFE
Roman art, 1st–2nd century AD
Roman knife with an ergonomic handle.
Sturdy single-edged blade, the spine of which slopes towards the tip. Tang perforated in nine places, with a partially preserved bone handle plate and five bronze rivets with spherical heads. Finely executed relief depicting three putti with bunches of grapes and a grape-harvesting tool.
Length: 37 cm
Provenance: Hermann Historica, Auction 57, Munich, 22 April 2009: lot 49 (ill.)
Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins
Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA259)
Bibliography: Hermann Historica, Auction 57, Munich, 22 April 2009, lot 49
A Roman bronze and bone knife,
1st–2nd century AD
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