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Knife with a Hand Holding an Orb in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 2010
Knife with a Hand Holding an Orb
Copper alloy (hilt), gilded silver (blade)
Late Roman, found in northern France
Made 200-400
Accession # 17.192.253
The handles of common tools were often embellished with sculpted figures. The design of this piece may have symbolic importance or may reflect its use as a fruit knife.
Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.
Copper alloy (hilt), gilded silver (blade)
Late Roman, found in northern France
Made 200-400
Accession # 17.192.253
The handles of common tools were often embellished with sculpted figures. The design of this piece may have symbolic importance or may reflect its use as a fruit knife.
Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.
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