ROMAN HORSE-HEAD KNIFE HANDLE 1st-2nd century AD A high-quality bronze knife handle with rectangular plates to front and back, pierced for attachment; silvered to the front face; the handle with ribbed baluster and rectangular panel with inlaid silver and niello herringbone pattern; above a bulbous head, recurved and with scooped snout and pellet eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 53 grams, 10.5cm including stand (4"). Very fine condition. Provenance Property of a Mayfair London collector; acquired in the 1990s.
ROMAN HORSE-HEAD KNIFE HANDLE 1st-2nd century AD A high-quality bronze knife handle with rectangular plates to front and back, pierced for attachment; silvered to the front face; the handle with ribbed baluster and rectangular panel with inlaid silver and niello herringbone pattern; above a bulbous head, recurved and with scooped snout and pellet eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 53 grams, 10.5cm including stand (4"). Very fine condition. Provenance Property of a Mayfair London collector; acquired in the 1990s.
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