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Iron Razor or Folding Knife with Ivory Handle 2nd-4th centuries AD Ivory with corroded iron blade Accession # 26.7.1300 The ivory handle has a tiger or panther carved three dimensionally on the outer edge. On its face is Herakles with his club, resting after cleaning the Augean stables. On the lower right is is the container he used to capture the river water, which according to the myth he diverted for that purpose. Notched decoration occurs at the lower edge, and notched and crossed decoration is visible on the back. An iron blade extends almost two-thirds of the way into the handle, although the blade and details of its fitting are obscured by heavy corrosion. A closely related group of iron knives or razors is known whose decorated handles draw on a common repertoire. A number of these are known from Italy, although the place of manufacture has not been located. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Razor with Hercules Creator: Roman (Artist) Period: 4th century (Late Antique) Medium: bone and iron (Ivory & Bone) Accession Number: 71.2 Measurements: 3 9/16 x 2 3/8 x 7/16 in. (9 x 6 x 1.1 cm) The handle of this razor (now highly corroded) is formed by the curving body of a leopard framing Hercules, with his lion skin and club. Roman men liked to identify themselves with such heroic, mythological figures, just as women had their toilet articles decorated with images of Venus, the goddess of love. This piece could also have been a "strigil," used for scraping sweat and dirt from the skin after exercise or a steam bath. Text from: art.thewalters.org/detail/38888/razor-with-hercules/