Roman bronze razor with hexagonal handle

R26

£225.00

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A bronze razor consisting of a thin fan-shaped blade rising to a hexagonal handle with a flat round terminal. Although the shape is usually classified as a razor, this tool may also have been used as a flaying knife for cleaning animal skins.

Culture
Roman, 2nd to 4th Century AD

Size
17.5 x 6.6 cms

Condition
Losses to the edge of the blade as shown

Provenance
Ex. deceased estate, Hele, Devon, UK; acquired on the UK art market in the mid to late 20th Century

For a similar example in iron, please see:
https://calvusguy.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-close-shave.html

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