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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
THREE ROMAN BONE OBJECTS
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
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THREE ROMAN BONE OBJECTS
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
Including two plaques each carved with a nude figure of Venus, standing before billowing drapery, her head turned to her right and angled downward, her right arm lowered, her left raised; and a knife handle, carved on either side with a leaping hare, crosshatching along the grip, with a lunate pommel
Larger plaque: 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm.) long (3)
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
Including two plaques each carved with a nude figure of Venus, standing before billowing drapery, her head turned to her right and angled downward, her right arm lowered, her left raised; and a knife handle, carved on either side with a leaping hare, crosshatching along the grip, with a lunate pommel
Larger plaque: 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm.) long (3)
Provenance
Acquired prior to 1980.