Razor

48-2-316

From: Italy | Orvieto

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 48-2-316
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Italic | Villanovan
Provenience Italy | Orvieto
Date Made 850 BCE to 700 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Description

Lunate razor; oval razor of unusual shape. Dark green patina. Object is complete. One side of razor has three scalloped depressions. An irregularly oval ring is soldered to one end. The long curving side of the razor has been filed down to a sharp edge which has been chipped.

Length 13.8 cm
Width 8.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948
Other Number 137 - Collector Number | L-2-299 - Old Loan Number

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