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57 - BRONZE AND BONE KNIFE
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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.
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