IRON AGE KNIFE WITH RAM HEAD POMEL
C. 100 BC - 50AD. Iron Age. An iron single bladed knife with an integral handle with an elaborate bronze ram’s head pommel. This beautiful knife would have been a statement of its owner’s wealth and privilege making appearances at feasts and ritual events to the envy of those who beheld it. Good condition; on a custom-made stand. Size: L:220mm; 59g. Provenance: From the private collection of an Essex gentleman; previously in an old British Collection, formed before 2000.
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C. 100 BC - 50AD. Iron Age. An iron single bladed knife with an integral handle with an elaborate bronze ram’s head pommel. This beautiful knife would have been a statement of its owner’s wealth and privilege making appearances at feasts and ritual events to the envy of those who beheld it. Good condition; on a custom-made stand. Size: L:220mm; 59g. Provenance: From the private collection of an Essex gentleman; previously in an old British Collection, formed before 2000.