Folding knife handle: rat-headed figure

Classification

knife ; statuette

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

full height: 6.2 cm; without base: 4.54 cm

Date

mid-2nd century A.D. (?)

Period

2nd–3rd century A.D.

Material

bronze ; silvered bronze

Iconography

human figure ; animal head ; toga ; basket ; palm branch ; scroll

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Wartha, Vince (1844–1914); Budapest, Museum of Applied Arts

Inventory

50.310

ID

Hyp-6738

Condition

Corrosion damage on the supporting plate, otherwise intact.

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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.