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LOT 0583
Villanovan Bronze Lunate Razor
9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
4 1/4 in. (33.6 grams, 10.8 cm).
Comprising a broad crescentic plate with incised border and radiating strokes respecting the concave curve of the blade; knop below the inner edge, short handle with stem and ring formed as addorsed birds; Grotta Gramicella Type A.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market, 1990s.
English private collection.
Cf. similar item in National Museums Liverpool, World Museum under accession no.M4574.
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