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LOT 0511
Graeco-Roman Bronze Ram-Headed Iron Knife
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (26.5 grams, 11 cm).
Comprising a single-edged knife set with a balustered bronze handle with rope decoration, and the pommel formed as a ram with curving horns.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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