Dagger (pugio)

Classification

dagger

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

width: 9 cm; thickness: 1.2 cm; length: 39 cm

Period

Early Imperial Period (1st century)

Material

iron ; wood ; bronze

Findspot

Budapest, 3rd district, Piac square ; Aquincum, 2nd–3rd century legionary camp

Present location

Budapest, Aquincum Museum, Roman Collection, Visual Storage

Inventory

R 1900

ID

Hyp-2311

References

Zsidi–Póczy 1995, no. 42; Zsidi–Hárshegyi–Vámos 2009, 122, no. 459

Year of discovery

1984

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