Razor
MS1527
From: Italy | Etruria | Bizentium
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS1527 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italic | Villanovan |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Bizentium |
| Locus | Trench Tomb |
| Date Made | 800 BCE to 700 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Description | Benacci-type lunate razor. Bronze. In good condition. Very broad bladed razor with a tight interior curve which has a slight flange at its centre. There is a decorative pattern around the interior curve consisting of a group of concentric parallel lines with an exterior border of vertical lines within a wide band. There is a small suspension hole. The blunt end of the razor is crowned by a double knob finial. The handle is a ring shaped and is ornamented by two opposing crescents on the sides. Good condition but over-cleaned. |
| Length | 11.11 cm |
| Width | 9.53 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896 |
| Other Number | 898 - Stevenson Etruscan Series Number |
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