Knife handle in the shape of a gladiator

Classification

knife

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

width: 2.5 cm; thickness: 1.2 cm; length: 8.6 cm

Period

2nd–3rd century A.D.

Material

bone

Iconography

gladiator ; helmet ; shield ; gladius

Findspot

Budapest, 3rd district, Szentendrei street ; Aquincum, Civil Town

Present location

Budapest, Aquincum Museum, Roman Collection, Visual Storage

Inventory

30189

ID

Hyp-2974

References

Nagy L., in BudRég 12 (1937)b, 193–195, figs. 10–12; T. Bíró 2000, 40–41, fig. 1; Zsidi–Hárshegyi–Vámos 2009, 155, no. 880; T. Bíró et. al. 2012, no. 218

Year of discovery

1934

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