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Knife with Handle in the Form of a Horse's Head1st-2nd century A.D.

Not on view
Ancient knife with a curved, patinated bronze blade and a carved ivory or bone handle terminating in an animal head, possibly a horse
Title
Knife with Handle in the Form of a Horse's Head
Culture
Roman, probably early Imperial age
Place Made
Probably Egypt
Date Made
1st-2nd century A.D.
Medium
Ivory, bronze
Dimensions
1 × 12 1/8 × 1 in. (2.54 × 30.8 × 2.54 cm) Length (of handle): 4 1/8 in. (10.48 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
AC1992.152.33
Classification
Arms and Armor
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Thomas, Nancy, and Constantina Oldknow, eds. By Judgment of the Eye: The Varya and Hans Cohn Collection. Los Angeles: Hans Cohn, 1991.