BRONZE AND BONE KNIFE
BRONZE AND BONE KNIFE
Roman art, 1st-2nd century A.D.
Roman knife with ergonomic handle.
Sturdy, single-edged blade with back sloping towards the tip. Silk openwork 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 harvesting tool.
Length: 37 cm
Provenance: Hermann Historica, Auktion 57, Munich, April 22, 2009: no. 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. n° MMoCA259)
Bibliography: Hermann Historica,Auktion 57,Munich,April 22, 2009,lot 49
A Roman bronze and bone knife,
1st-2nd century A.D.
BRONZE AND BONE KNIFE
Roman art, 1st-2nd century A.D.
Roman knife with ergonomic handle.
Sturdy, single-edged blade with back sloping towards the tip. Silk openwork 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 harvesting tool.
Length: 37 cm
Provenance: Hermann Historica, Auktion 57, Munich, April 22, 2009: no. 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. n° MMoCA259)
Bibliography: Hermann Historica,Auktion 57,Munich,April 22, 2009,lot 49
A Roman bronze and bone knife,
1st-2nd century A.D.
