Antiquities
Lot 2452 SESSION 7 (9.30AM THURSDAY 26TH NOVEMBER) Antiquities
Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $600
ROMAN BONE KNIFE HANDLE, c3rd century AD, the finial in the form of an eagle's head with open-work beak, display mounted on an acrylic stand. Broken at blade end, otherwise fine.
Ex Christie's auction, New York, December 1980 (lot 17).
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