Lot Essay
Probably Romano-British
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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE KNIFE HANDLE
circa 2nd century a.d.
Cast with a love-making scene, the man reclining, his left hand resting on the buttocks of his lover who straddles him, supporting herself on her bent knees, leaning forward, grasping her lover's feet, both with stippled ornament, the end of the couch behind the man originally forming a hinge for the now-missing separately-made blade, the other end with a projecting knob
2.5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) long
circa 2nd century a.d.
Cast with a love-making scene, the man reclining, his left hand resting on the buttocks of his lover who straddles him, supporting herself on her bent knees, leaning forward, grasping her lover's feet, both with stippled ornament, the end of the couch behind the man originally forming a hinge for the now-missing separately-made blade, the other end with a projecting knob
2.5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) long