Bronze lunate razor
Objects resembling this one have often been found in male burials throughout Italy. They were perhaps used to trim hair rather than to shave beards. The small perforated appendage, a frequent feature on these crescent-shaped razors, allowed them to be suspended from a fibula.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bronze lunate razor
- Period: Geometric
- Date: 9th–8th century BCE
- Culture: Italic
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: length 4 7/16in. (11.2cm)
- Classification: Bronzes
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Rosen, 1991
- Object Number: 1991.171.2
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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