ROMAN BRONZE LEOPARD FOLDING KNIFE 1st-2nd century AD A cast knife-handle in the form of an ornamental table-leg comprising a hinged rectangular block above a lioness's head with gaping mouth over a curved chest and single clawed paw below; slot to the reverse. 60 grams, 71 mm (2 3/4"). Fine condition. Rare. Provenance Property of a Suffolk collector; acquired in the 1950s-1980s; thence by decent.
ROMAN BRONZE LEOPARD FOLDING KNIFE 1st-2nd century AD A cast knife-handle in the form of an ornamental table-leg comprising a hinged rectangular block above a lioness's head with gaping mouth over a curved chest and single clawed paw below; slot to the reverse. 60 grams, 71 mm (2 3/4"). Fine condition. Rare. Provenance Property of a Suffolk collector; acquired in the 1950s-1980s; thence by decent.
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