[Bonetools] Roman bone pocket knife handle

[Dávid Bartus]

Dear Lorant,There is a similar bronze knife-handle from Rome, published by E. Mercklin, Römische Klappmessergriffe 1940, Anm. 73; Taf. XXXIX 4;I also know four bone knife-handles with dolphin, but without Eros: from  Ephesos, Cairo, Trier and Paris. The dolphins are very similar to your example. I can send you the references if you need them, and also some stuff about Eros represented in bone knife-handles, unfortunately without the dolphin.David Bartus



> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 15:30:47 -0800
> From: v_lorant at yahoo.com
> To: bonetools at listserv.iif.hu
> Subject: [Bonetools] Roman bone pocket knife handle
> 
> Dear collegues,
> I found a beautifully carved Roman pocket knife
> handle, coming from a Roman military fort from Dacia,
> representing an Eros riding a dolphin. The motif of
> the Eros riding a dolphin is a very popular motif from
> the hellenistic period until the Roman era, and it can
> be related to the cult of Venus. Unfortunately in the
> Roman Dacia, these kind of carvings are very rare,
> this can be considered also a unique piece. I didn`t
> find any analogy for it until now. If anyone could
> help me with analogies of bone from the Roman period I
> would very appreciate. 
> Many thanks!
> Lorant
> 
> 
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