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The handles of common tools were often embellished with sculpted figures. The design of this piece may have symbolic importance or may simply reflect its use as a fruit knife.
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Title: Knife with a Hand Holding an Orb
Date: probably 3rd century
Culture: Late Roman
Medium: Copper alloy handle, steel blade
Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/4 x 7/16 x 1/2 in. (13.4 x 1.1 x 1.2 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.192.253
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