Ancient 2nd century AD bronze handled Roman knife
A beautifully preserved circa 2nd century AD Roman knife with leaf shaped iron blade and cast bronze handle.
The knife, dating to the early 2nd century AD, was likely a utilitarian piece rather than a weapon or ceremonial example. The knife is simple in form and features a moulded ergonomic bronze handle with a looped finial finish.
Roman utilitarian and household knives, known generally in Latin as the culter, were essential everyday tools used across domestic, workshop, and agricultural settings. While the Romans increasingly transitioned to iron for high-stress cutting edges, bronze continued to be used for blades, integral handles, and decorative inlays
Provenance: From a private UK collector; previously the property of an East Anglian collector; acquired in Europe in the late 1940s.
Measures 15cm in length
Ancient 2nd century AD bronze handled Roman knife
A beautifully preserved circa 2nd century AD Roman knife with leaf shaped iron blade and cast bronze handle.
The knife, dating to the early 2nd century AD, was likely a utilitarian piece rather than a weapon or ceremonial example. The knife is simple in form and features a moulded ergonomic bronze handle with a looped finial finish.
Roman utilitarian and household knives, known generally in Latin as the culter, were essential everyday tools used across domestic, workshop, and agricultural settings. While the Romans increasingly transitioned to iron for high-stress cutting edges, bronze continued to be used for blades, integral handles, and decorative inlays
Provenance: From a private UK collector; previously the property of an East Anglian collector; acquired in Europe in the late 1940s.
Measures 15cm in length
